How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Lake Charles, LA?

Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $25,640 and the 90th percentile is $74,880. The difference is $49,240, which is 72.3% 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 $47,210 to the 75th at $68,080, covers $20,870.

The mean annual wage is $57,090, which sits below the median of $68,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Charles, LA median is 30.3% higher than the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,299, which is 51.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 39.1% higher than the Louisiana median of $48,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Charles, LA is 85.852, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $68,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $79,299 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. Lake Charles, LA ranks 1st 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).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 61 miles away, with a median of $60,330 and employment of 50. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,999, against $79,299 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 127 miles away, with a median of $51,230 and employment of 100. That median is 24.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,433, against $79,299 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 130 miles away, with a median of $50,220 and employment of 2,140. That median is 26.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,918, against $79,299 here.

Employment share

Cargo and Freight Agents accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Charles, LA (30 of 101,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 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.