SOC 43-5011 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cargo and Freight Agents in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is $48,360. The 10th percentile is $36,510 and the 90th percentile is $69,010. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$48,360

10th percentile
$36,510
25th percentile
$46,850
Median
$48,360
75th percentile
$59,600
90th percentile
$69,010
Mean
$51,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $36,510 and the 90th percentile is $69,010. The difference is $32,500, which is 67.2% 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 $46,850 to the 75th at $59,600, covers $12,750.

The mean annual wage is $51,570, which sits above the median of $48,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Shreveport-Bossier City, LA median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,051, which is 9.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the Louisiana median of $48,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $57,051 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cargo and Freight Agents. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 4th of 5 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 165 miles away, with a median of $60,330 and employment of 50. That median is 24.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,999, against $57,051 here.
  • Lake Charles, LA is 169 miles away, with a median of $68,080 and employment of 30. That median is 40.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,299, against $57,051 here.
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 178 miles away, with a median of $48,290 and employment of 360. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,037, against $57,051 here.

Employment share

Cargo and Freight Agents accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (80 of 162,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Cargo and Freight Agents make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cargo and Freight Agents in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is $48,360. The 10th percentile is $36,510 and the 90th percentile is $69,010. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Cargo and Freight Agents?

The local median is 7.5% lower than the national median of $52,260.

What is Cargo and Freight Agents pay in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,360 is $57,051. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Shreveport-Bossier City, LA compare with nearby metros for Cargo and Freight Agents?

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 165 miles away, at $60,330. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 4th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.