The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cargo and freight agents in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $23,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,590.
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 | $32,780 | 10.74% | 40.57% |
| 2021 | $29,260 | -54.78% | - |
| 2020 | $45,290 | 7.82% | - |
| 2019 | $41,750 | 27.76% | - |
| 2018 | $30,160 | 21.09% | - |
| 2017 | $23,800 | -34.20% | - |
| 2016 | $31,940 | -63.68% | - |
| 2015 | $52,280 | 24.85% | - |
| 2014 | $39,290 | 50.29% | - |
| 2013 | $19,530 | 0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $19,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,780, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for cargo and freight agents in state of Texas, following city of Beaumont-Port Arthur (median annual salary of $54,720). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Brownsville-Harlingen is about 40.1 percent (40.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city Beaumont-Port Arthur.