The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cargo and freight agents in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $31,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,140.
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 | $38,790 | -21.71% | 2.60% |
| 2021 | $47,210 | 11.25% | - |
| 2020 | $41,900 | -1.43% | - |
| 2019 | $42,500 | -9.34% | - |
| 2018 | $46,470 | -4.71% | - |
| 2017 | $48,660 | -2.65% | - |
| 2016 | $49,950 | 2.90% | - |
| 2015 | $48,500 | 9.53% | - |
| 2014 | $43,880 | 13.40% | - |
| 2013 | $38,000 | 0.58% | - |
| 2012 | $37,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,790 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur and 15.5 percent (15.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.