How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX?

Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $35,590 and the 90th percentile is $81,330. The difference is $45,740, which is 75.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,230 to the 75th at $68,530, covers $23,300.

The mean annual wage is $58,420, which sits below the median of $60,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX median is 15.4% higher than the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,999, which is 28.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.5% higher than the Texas median of $48,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 90.046, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $66,999 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cargo and Freight Agents. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ranks 2nd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Lake Charles, LA is 61 miles away, with a median of $68,080 and employment of 30. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,299, against $66,999 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 71 miles away, with a median of $50,220 and employment of 2,140. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,918, against $66,999 here.
• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 165 miles away, with a median of $48,360 and employment of 80. That median is 19.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,051, against $66,999 here.

Employment share

Cargo and Freight Agents accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (50 of 163,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.