The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cargo and freight agents in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $37,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,070.
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 | $48,780 | 1.15% | -1.27% |
| 2021 | $48,220 | -18.71% | - |
| 2020 | $57,240 | 0.47% | - |
| 2019 | $56,970 | 2.07% | - |
| 2018 | $55,790 | 9.03% | - |
| 2017 | $50,750 | 3.21% | - |
| 2016 | $49,120 | 5.13% | - |
| 2015 | $46,600 | -1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $47,110 | 2.27% | - |
| 2013 | $46,040 | -7.30% | - |
| 2012 | $49,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,780, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for cargo and freight agents in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $49,610). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |