The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cargo and freight agents in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $30,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,200.
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 | $40,490 | 7.80% | 29.71% |
| 2021 | $37,330 | -18.91% | - |
| 2020 | $44,390 | 0.43% | - |
| 2019 | $44,200 | 6.65% | - |
| 2018 | $41,260 | 4.02% | - |
| 2017 | $39,600 | 2.15% | - |
| 2016 | $38,750 | 1.52% | - |
| 2015 | $38,160 | 0.31% | - |
| 2014 | $38,040 | 18.61% | - |
| 2013 | $30,960 | 8.07% | - |
| 2012 | $28,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,490 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for cargo and freight agents in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 26.0 percent (26.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.