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Cargo and Freight Agent Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cargo and freight agents in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,450
25th Percentile Wage
$35,730
50th Percentile Wage
$44,890
75th Percentile Wage
$60,490
90th Percentile Wage
$76,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,450.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cargo and freight agents from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$44,890
-0.98% 11.54%
2016
$45,330
5.14% -
2015
$43,000
3.84% -
2014
$41,350
6.48% -
2013
$38,670
-2.69% -
2012
$39,710
- -

Table 2. Compare Cargo and Freight Agent Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,890 in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Dallas-Plano-Irving is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur and 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.

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