Cargo and Freight Agents in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,414
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$8,466
17.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,961
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$49,880
Kept after tax
$41,414
Worth in national money
$40,961
State rank
29
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Arizona is 29 of 48 states for cargo and freight agents, with a middle wage of $49,880. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Arizona reports figures for, this is number 303.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $49,880 the take-home is $41,414, which is worth about $40,961 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $50,380, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Arizona ranks 29 of 48 for cargo and freight agents at $49,880. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Arizona's occupational distribution, cargo and freight agents sits at 303 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Arizona's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for cargo and freight agents on its $49,880 median: $41,414 retained after tax becomes $40,961 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $50,380 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Cargo and Freight Agents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $70,010 |
| This salary | $49,880 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $41,414 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,259 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,526 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $48,829 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,055 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Arizona earn less than $49,880. The published range is $36,950 up to $70,010, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $41,414, from $49,880, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 303 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $40,961, the adjusted value of that $49,880 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Arizona. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 303 of 491 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for cargo and freight agents in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,950 to $70,010. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Arizona is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $41,414 from $49,880. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 303 of 491 locally.
- This $40,961 adjusted figure, worked from $49,880, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 303 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 303 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $36,950 at the tenth percentile, $70,010 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $40,961 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Arizona then takes its own share, leaving $41,414.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,950 to $70,010) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $40,961 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $41,414 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.