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Average Cargo And Freight Agents Salary in New Haven, CT

Cargo And Freight Agents in New Haven, CT earn a median annual salary of $63,380, which is +21.3% compared to the national median. There are 80 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for New Haven, CT (metro area).

$63,380
New Haven, CT median annual wage
$30/hour median
+21.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $52,260
80
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.45
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$55,290
25th
$60,850
Median
$63,380
75th
$81,250
90th
$90,160

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New Haven, CT, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
104.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$60,616
Goods: 97.3%
Services: 144.8%
Rents: 124.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Lake Charles, LA $68,080 Compare 30
Tulsa, OK $67,140 Compare 130
Rapid City, SD $65,440 Compare 30
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $65,320 Compare 40
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $64,580 Compare 60
Albuquerque, NM $63,010 Compare 60

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New Haven, CT

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $502,320 1.08
Psychiatrists $381,890 2.82
Chief Executives $311,110 0.73
General Internal Medicine Physicians $277,290 N/A
Family Medicine Physicians $246,130 0.40
Nurse Anesthetists $236,960 1.25
Podiatrists $220,060 2.12
Pediatricians, General $219,550 1.93

New Haven, CT has salary data for 463 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Cargo And Freight Agents in New Haven, CT

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Cargo And Freight Agents are projected to change by +8.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 8,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.