State wages ยท Cost of living
Cargo and Freight Agents pay by state
The highest published median is in South Dakota, at $68,400. South Dakota leads after cost of living, at $77,210. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($49,900).
National median
$49,900
Highest state median
$68,400
South Dakota
Best adjusted pay
$77,210
South Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $36,130Higher: $77,210Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| South Dakota | $68,400 | +37.1% | 88.586 | $77,210 | 1 |
| Nebraska | $58,160 | +16.6% | 90.103 | $64,550 | 2 |
| Montana | $60,660 | +21.6% | 94.645 | $64,090 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | $57,490 | +15.2% | 94.095 | $61,100 | 4 |
| Alabama | $53,100 | +6.4% | 88.823 | $59,780 | 5 |
| Georgia | $55,710 | +11.6% | 96.293 | $57,850 | 6 |
| New Jersey | $62,860 | +26.0% | 108.805 | $57,770 | 7 |
| Mississippi | $49,950 | +0.1% | 86.953 | $57,440 | 8 |
| Arkansas | $49,210 | -1.4% | 86.937 | $56,600 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | $59,700 | +19.6% | 105.757 | $56,450 | 10 |
| Utah | $55,220 | +10.7% | 98.864 | $55,850 | 11 |
| Indiana | $52,040 | +4.3% | 93.329 | $55,760 | 12 |
| Idaho | $53,240 | +6.7% | 95.494 | $55,750 | 13 |
| Louisiana | $48,800 | -2.2% | 88.207 | $55,320 | 14 |
| South Carolina | $51,420 | +3.0% | 93.749 | $54,850 | 15 |
| Kansas | $49,020 | -1.8% | 90.068 | $54,430 | 16 |
| North Dakota | $48,010 | -3.8% | 88.959 | $53,970 | 17 |
| New York | $57,230 | +14.7% | 107.921 | $53,030 | 18 |
| Iowa | $46,120 | -7.6% | 87.762 | $52,550 | 19 |
| Tennessee | $47,950 | -3.9% | 91.87 | $52,190 | 20 |
| Minnesota | $51,370 | +2.9% | 98.621 | $52,090 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | $45,620 | -8.6% | 87.843 | $51,930 | 22 |
| Ohio | $47,900 | -4.0% | 92.774 | $51,630 | 23 |
| Vermont | $50,530 | +1.3% | 97.958 | $51,580 | 24 |
| Washington | $55,140 | +10.5% | 107.013 | $51,530 | 25 |
| Rhode Island | $51,990 | +4.2% | 102.28 | $50,830 | 26 |
| California | $56,100 | +12.4% | 110.72 | $50,670 | 27 |
| Maine | $48,780 | -2.2% | 97.05 | $50,260 | 28 |
| Kentucky | $45,100 | -9.6% | 90.159 | $50,020 | 29 |
| Virginia | $50,560 | +1.3% | 101.104 | $50,010 | 30 |
| Colorado | $51,430 | +3.1% | 103.052 | $49,910 | 31 |
| North Carolina | $46,880 | -6.1% | 94.326 | $49,700 | 32 |
| Michigan | $47,750 | -4.3% | 96.217 | $49,630 | 33 |
| New Hampshire | $51,590 | +3.4% | 104.165 | $49,530 | 34 |
| Nevada | $48,630 | -2.5% | 99.979 | $48,640 | 35 |
| New Mexico | $44,770 | -10.3% | 92.212 | $48,550 | 36 |
| Illinois | $48,420 | -3.0% | 99.958 | $48,440 | 37 |
| Texas | $46,580 | -6.7% | 97.057 | $47,990 | 38 |
| Alaska | $49,030 | -1.7% | 102.359 | $47,900 | 39 |
| Florida | $48,850 | -2.1% | 103.414 | $47,240 | 40 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,080 | -7.7% | 97.572 | $47,230 | 41 |
| Oregon | $48,290 | -3.2% | 103.361 | $46,720 | 42 |
| Maryland | $47,460 | -4.9% | 104.959 | $45,220 | 43 |
| Arizona | $42,640 | -14.5% | 100.677 | $42,350 | 44 |
| Hawaii | $39,720 | -20.4% | 109.951 | $36,130 | 45 |
| Connecticut | Not available | Not available | 103.61 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Missouri | Not available | Not available | 90.817 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.