The annual salary statistics of cargo and freight agents in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cargo and freight agents in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $35,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cargo and freight agents in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cargo and freight agents from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,780 | 5.21% | 11.30% |
| 2016 | $49,080 | 6.28% | - |
| 2015 | $46,000 | -1.52% | - |
| 2014 | $46,700 | 3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $45,010 | -2.04% | - |
| 2012 | $45,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,780, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for cargo and freight agents in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Yakima (median annual salary of $54,620). Compared with Yakima, the median annual salary of cargo and freight agents in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Yakima | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Spokane | |
| Bellingham | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Tacoma |