How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Great Falls, MT?

Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $43,400 and the 90th percentile is $69,010. The difference is $25,610, which is 42.1% 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 $46,580 to the 75th at $61,550, covers $14,970.

The mean annual wage is $57,120, which sits below the median of $60,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Great Falls, MT median is 16.4% higher than the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,791, which is 20.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% higher than the Montana median of $59,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Great Falls, MT is 96.845, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $62,791 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cargo and Freight Agents. Great Falls, MT ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

• Bozeman, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $58,290 and employment of 50. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,863, against $62,791 here.
• Missoula, MT is 138 miles away, with a median of $63,010 and employment of 60. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,333, against $62,791 here.

Employment share

Cargo and Freight Agents accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Great Falls, MT (50 of 36,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.18 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.