How does Cargo and Freight Agents pay in Illinois compare to the national average?

Illinois Cargo and Freight Agents salaries are 3% below the US national median of $49,900 per year.

What is the salary range for a Cargo and Freight Agents in Illinois?

Cargo and Freight Agents salaries in Illinois range from $38,910 (10th percentile) to $73,700 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Cargo and Freight Agents Salary in Illinois

SOC 43-5011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Cargo and Freight Agents in Illinois is $48,420 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.28 per hour. This is 3% below the national median of $49,900. 6,820 people work as Cargo and Freight Agents in Illinois. Wages have grown 9% since 2014, when the median was $44,540.

Median Annual Salary

$48,420

Mean Annual

$54,820

Median Hourly

$23.28

Total Employed

6,820

Location Quotient

1.77

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$39k

10th

$45k

25th

$48k

Median

$62k

75th

$74k

90th

How This Compares

Illinois

$48,420

this metro

United States

$49,900

you earn -3% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$48,420	$54,820	6,820
2023	$46,330	$51,590	8,450
2022	$49,490	$53,810	7,470
2021	$47,500	$49,900	7,550
2020	$43,940	$47,020	7,150
2019	$47,700	$48,180	5,300
2018	$44,180	$44,760	4,280
2017	$39,340	$40,910	5,000
2016	$38,310	$39,950	5,330
2015	$43,200	$45,950	6,240
2014	$44,540	$47,990	5,480

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