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Cargo and Freight Agent Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cargo and freight agents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Cargo and Freight Agents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$34,980
25th Percentile Wage	$46,980
50th Percentile Wage	$52,940
75th Percentile Wage	$63,300
90th Percentile Wage	$79,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,980.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$52,940	8.16%	18.21%
2021	$48,620	-5.31%	-
2020	$51,200	3.07%	-
2019	$49,630	4.76%	-
2018	$47,270	5.52%	-
2017	$44,660	8.98%	-
2016	$40,650	-5.54%	-
2015	$42,900	-3.47%	-
2014	$44,390	-0.79%	-
2013	$44,740	3.22%	-
2012	$43,300	-	-

Table 2. Compare Cargo and Freight Agent Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,940, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for cargo and freight agents in state of New York, followed by Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary $49,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of cargo and freight agents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in Albany-Schenectady-Troy.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$52,940
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$49,730
Syracuse	$47,040
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$46,870
Rochester	$46,790
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$45,680
Nassau-Suffolk	$45,150
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	$44,110
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$43,870
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$40,350
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$38,610
Watertown-Fort Drum	$37,730