The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cargo and freight agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cargo and freight agents from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $41,530 | 5.23% | -7.61% |
| 2016 | $39,360 | -11.86% | - |
| 2015 | $44,030 | -1.91% | - |
| 2014 | $44,870 | -1.36% | - |
| 2013 | $45,480 | 1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $44,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,530 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for cargo and freight agents in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Springfield |