The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cargo and freight agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $36,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cargo and freight agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,730 | 5.57% | 19.85% |
| 2021 | $46,960 | 0.92% | - |
| 2020 | $46,530 | 5.74% | - |
| 2019 | $43,860 | -4.95% | - |
| 2018 | $46,030 | 3.63% | - |
| 2017 | $44,360 | 0.34% | - |
| 2016 | $44,210 | 3.35% | - |
| 2015 | $42,730 | 2.83% | - |
| 2014 | $41,520 | 0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $41,120 | 3.06% | - |
| 2012 | $39,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,730, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for cargo and freight agents in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $52,940). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower.