How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?

Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $39,620 and the 90th percentile is $64,110. The difference is $24,490, which is 61.8% 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 $39,620 to the 75th at $41,520, covers $1,900.

The mean annual wage is $44,800, which sits above the median of $39,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 24.2% lower than the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,653, which is 18.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.3% lower than the Kentucky median of $46,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lexington-Fayette, KY is 92.889, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $42,653 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cargo and Freight Agents. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 10th of 10 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).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $46,190 and employment of 1,530. That median is 16.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,432, against $42,653 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $49,480 and employment of 1,310. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,162, against $42,653 here.
• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 120 miles away, with a median of $59,980 and employment of 40. That median is 51.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,708, against $42,653 here.

Employment share

Cargo and Freight Agents accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Lexington-Fayette, KY (260 of 286,910). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 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.