Cargo and Freight Agents in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,242
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$11,048
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,671
Wisconsin costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Wisconsin — 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
$57,290
Kept after tax
$46,242
Worth in national money
$49,671
State rank
14
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for cargo and freight agents is strong here. Wisconsin's middle earner gets $57,290, putting the state 14 of 48 — about 9.62% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Wisconsin reports figures for, this is number 282.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $57,290 you keep $46,242 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $49,671 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $57,040.
- For cargo and freight agents, Wisconsin sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $57,290, ranking 14 of 48 and running about 9.62% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In Wisconsin's occupational distribution, cargo and freight agents sits at 282 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.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $46,242 after the full tax stack, from $57,290. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $49,671 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $57,040 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Cargo and Freight Agents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,290 |
| Top tenth earn over | $74,160 |
| This salary | $57,290 |
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 Wisconsin | $46,242 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,213 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$57 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $54,837 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$68 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $57,290 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $40,010 and the ninetieth is $74,160 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $46,242 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $57,290. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 282 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $49,671, the adjusted value of that $57,290 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 282 of 491 in the state.
- The Wisconsin median of $57,290 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $40,010 to $74,160. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $46,242, from $57,290, assumes a single Wisconsin filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 282 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 14 of 48 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $49,671 — the adjusted value of that $57,290 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 282 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $40,010 and the top tenth $74,160, so most people doing this work in Wisconsin sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $49,671.
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; Wisconsin then takes its own share, leaving $46,242.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,010 to $74,160) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Wisconsin rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Wisconsin's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $49,671 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $46,242 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Wisconsin 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.