The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cargo and freight agents in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $31,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,560.
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 | $51,520 | 5.63% | 21.04% |
| 2021 | $48,620 | 7.80% | - |
| 2020 | $44,830 | -5.31% | - |
| 2019 | $47,210 | 0.59% | - |
| 2018 | $46,930 | -4.96% | - |
| 2017 | $49,260 | 0.67% | - |
| 2016 | $48,930 | 5.52% | - |
| 2015 | $46,230 | 8.72% | - |
| 2014 | $42,200 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $41,330 | 1.57% | - |
| 2012 | $40,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,520 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for cargo and freight agents in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Erie and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying York-Hanover.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Erie | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Philadelphia | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Reading | |
| Lancaster | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| York-Hanover |