How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Rochester, NY?

Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $39,990 and the 90th percentile is $76,280. The difference is $36,290, which is 69.4% 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 $47,960 to the 75th at $62,640, covers $14,680.

The mean annual wage is $58,150, which sits above the median of $52,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rochester, NY median is about the same as the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,867, which is 3.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.9% lower than the New York median of $60,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rochester, NY is 97.035, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $53,867 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. Rochester, NY ranks 4th 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).).

• Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 62 miles away, with a median of $45,790 and employment of 980. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,776, against $53,867 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $62,100 and employment of 120. That median is 18.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,862, against $53,867 here.
• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 154 miles away, with a median of $49,310 and employment of 70. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,706, against $53,867 here.

Employment share

Cargo and Freight Agents accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Rochester, NY (140 of 494,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 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.