SOC 43-5011 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cargo and Freight Agents in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $48,690. The 10th percentile is $38,730 and the 90th percentile is $74,830. Employment is 2,570.

Median annual wage

$48,690

10th percentile
$38,730
25th percentile
$45,410
Median
$48,690
75th percentile
$61,540
90th percentile
$74,830
Mean
$53,900

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $38,730 and the 90th percentile is $74,830. The difference is $36,100, which is 74.1% 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 $45,410 to the 75th at $61,540, covers $16,130.

The mean annual wage is $53,900, which sits above the median of $48,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 6.8% lower than the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,231, which is 9.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% higher than the Texas median of $48,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $47,231 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cargo and Freight Agents. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $36,050 and employment of 130. That median is 26% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,875, against $47,231 here.
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $49,860 and employment of 310. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,843, against $47,231 here.
  • Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 190 miles away, with a median of $48,360 and employment of 80. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,051, against $47,231 here.

Employment share

Cargo and Freight Agents accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (2,570 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Cargo and Freight Agents by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cargo and Freight Agents in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $48,690. The 10th percentile is $38,730 and the 90th percentile is $74,830. Employment is 2,570.

How does that compare with the national median for Cargo and Freight Agents?

The local median is 6.8% lower than the national median of $52,260.

What is Cargo and Freight Agents pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,690 is $47,231. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for Cargo and Freight Agents?

Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 181 miles away, at $36,050. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.