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Cargo and Freight Agent Salary in Corpus Christi, Texas

The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Corpus Christi, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cargo and freight agents in Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,490
25th Percentile Wage
$37,310
50th Percentile Wage
$50,120
75th Percentile Wage
$60,430
90th Percentile Wage
$61,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Corpus Christi, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,490.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$50,120
6.86% 30.01%
2021
$46,680
-14.59% -
2020
$53,490
32.85% -
2018
$35,920
2.34% -
2017
$35,080
0.00% -
2012
$35,080
- -

Table 2. Compare Cargo and Freight Agent Salary in Corpus Christi with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,120, Corpus Christi is the second highest paying city for cargo and freight agents in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Beaumont-Port Arthur (median annual salary of $54,720). Compared with Beaumont-Port Arthur, the median annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Corpus Christi is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$54,720
Corpus Christi
$50,120
Amarillo
$46,480
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$44,890
Fort Worth-Arlington
$43,790
Lubbock
$43,240
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$42,740
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$42,610
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$40,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$39,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$39,110
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,810
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$38,790
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$38,130
El Paso
$36,070
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$33,390
Laredo
$33,170
Brownsville-Harlingen
$32,780

See also: Top paying jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas.