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

How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cargo and Freight Agents in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $50,680. The 10th percentile is $45,100 and the 90th percentile is $64,690. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$50,680

10th percentile
$45,100
25th percentile
$50,500
Median
$50,680
75th percentile
$58,870
90th percentile
$64,690
Mean
$53,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $45,100 and the 90th percentile is $64,690. The difference is $19,590, which is 38.7% 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 $50,500 to the 75th at $58,870, covers $8,370.

The mean annual wage is $53,860, which sits above the median of $50,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR median is 3% lower than the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,477, which is 6.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the Arkansas median of $50,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $55,477 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cargo and Freight Agents. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

  • Fort Smith, AR-OK is 52 miles away, with a median of $46,470 and employment of 130. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,105, against $55,477 here.
  • Tulsa, OK is 117 miles away, with a median of $67,140 and employment of 130. That median is 32.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,257, against $55,477 here.
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $48,290 and employment of 360. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,037, against $55,477 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cargo and Freight Agents in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $50,680. The 10th percentile is $45,100 and the 90th percentile is $64,690.

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

The local median is 3% lower than the national median of $52,260.

What is Cargo and Freight Agents pay in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,680 is $55,477. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR compare with nearby metros for Cargo and Freight Agents?

Fort Smith, AR-OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $46,470. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.