Average Cargo And Freight Agents Salary in Waterbury-Shelton, CT

BLS tracks 40 cargo and freight agents in Waterbury-Shelton, CT but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Waterbury-Shelton, CT (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for cargo and freight agents in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 40
How common this job is here: 0.41×; Less concentrated here than nationally.

Where cargo and freight agents earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for cargo and freight agents this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

South Dakota: $32.89/hr
New Jersey: $30.22/hr
Montana: $29.17/hr
Massachusetts: $28.70/hr
Nebraska: $27.96/hr
Wisconsin: $27.64/hr
New York: $27.51/hr
California: $26.97/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Sioux Falls, SD-MN: $32.61/hr
Vallejo, CA: $31.90/hr
Trenton-Princeton, NJ: $30.49/hr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: $30.46/hr
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT: $30.12/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $30.09/hr
Rapid City, SD: $30.09/hr
Missoula, MT: $29.88/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for cargo and freight agents from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +8.5%; 8,600 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 8,800; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.