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Cargo and Freight Agent Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cargo and freight agents in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,170
25th Percentile Wage
$32,500
50th Percentile Wage
$44,110
75th Percentile Wage
$54,280
90th Percentile Wage
$63,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,170.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cargo and freight agents from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$44,110
-0.34% 4.65%
2013
$44,260
4.97% -
2012
$42,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Cargo and Freight Agent Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,110 in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is in the middle of salary range for cargo and freight agents in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Watertown-Fort Drum.

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