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

Percentile spread

For Cargo and Freight Agents, the published 10th percentile is $46,100 and the 90th percentile is $73,150. The difference is $27,050, which is 43.6% 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 $51,890 to the 75th at $63,420, covers $11,530.

The mean annual wage is $61,170, which sits below the median of $62,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Syracuse, NY median is 18.8% higher than the national median of $52,260 for Cargo and Freight Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,862, which is 24.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% higher than the New York median of $60,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Syracuse, NY is 95.742, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cargo and Freight Agents at $64,862 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cargo and Freight Agents. Syracuse, NY ranks 1st of 11 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).).

• Rochester, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $52,270 and employment of 140. That median is 15.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,867, against $64,862 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 115 miles away, with a median of $59,890 and employment of 140. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,151, against $64,862 here.
• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 117 miles away, with a median of $49,310 and employment of 70. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,706, against $64,862 here.

Employment share

Cargo and Freight Agents accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Syracuse, NY (120 of 300,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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.