Cargo and Freight Agents
United States. Estimated employment 97,670, with pages for 5 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-5011
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$52,260 · 50th
$38,34010th
$45,71025th
$52,26050th
$63,39075th
$79,81090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Cargo and Freight Agents page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $60,980 | 1,960 |
| San Jose, CA | $59,610 | 210 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $59,010 | 10,490 |
| Stockton, CA | $58,690 | 270 |
| Sacramento, CA | $54,820 | 280 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 97,670 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 43-5011, Cargo and Freight Agents. Mapped to our taxonomy as cargo-and-freight-agents.
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