How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $51,190 and the 90th percentile is $88,920. The difference is $37,730, which is 60.1% 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 $58,650 to the 75th at $76,350, covers $17,700.

The mean annual wage is $71,770, which sits above the median of $62,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 20.2% higher than the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,151, which is 17% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $61,151 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cargo and Freight Agents. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 3rd of 13 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).).

• Springfield, MA is 31 miles away, with a median of $54,310 and employment of 30. That median is 13.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,537, against $61,151 here.
• New Haven, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $63,380 and employment of 80. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,616, against $61,151 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 65 miles away, with a median of $60,260 and employment of 180. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,210, against $61,151 here.

Employment share

Cargo and Freight Agents accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (220 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 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.