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Average Cargo And Freight Agents Salary in South Carolina

Cargo And Freight Agents in South Carolina earn a median annual salary of $51,420, which is +3.0% compared to the national median. There are 2,130 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for South Carolina (state).

$51,420
South Carolina median annual wage
$25/hour median
+3.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,900
2,130
Local employment
0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.48
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,860
25th
$47,900
Median
$51,420
75th
$61,030
90th
$68,840

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 South Carolina, 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
93.7%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$54,849
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 88.3%
Rents: 80.5%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
South Dakota$68,400Compare240
New Jersey$62,860Compare3,140
Montana$60,660Compare330
Massachusetts$59,700Compare620
Nebraska$58,160Compare390
Wisconsin$57,490Compare1,410

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 South Carolina

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$236,9500.67
Anesthesiologists$229,8701.41
Physicians, Pathologists$228,8500.88
Nurse Anesthetists$225,8001.28
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$206,4500.75
Pediatricians, General$201,9900.51
Chief Executives$181,8300.94
Architectural And Engineering Managers$163,7900.92

South Carolina has salary data for 736 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Cargo And Freight Agents in South Carolina

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.