Best Cities for Cargo and Freight Agentss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where cargo and freight agentss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	South DakotaState	1.36	$64,340	$70,859	18%
2	NebraskaState	1.31	$62,500	$68,306	20%
3	District of ColumbiaState	1.28	$76,250	$66,710	33%
4	New HampshireState	1.22	$67,660	$63,830	28%
5	AlabamaState	1.21	$54,890	$63,020	21%
6	South CarolinaState	1.19	$57,000	$61,957	26%
7	WisconsinState	1.19	$57,290	$62,069	23%
8	MontanaState	1.18	$59,240	$61,452	23%
9	IllinoisState	1.17	$59,750	$61,345	26%
10	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.16	$58,750	$60,692	33%
11	MinnesotaState	1.15	$58,650	$59,847	26%
12	Rhode IslandState	1.15	$60,310	$60,010	30%
13	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.15	$59,560	$59,859	30%
14	MississippiState	1.13	$49,920	$58,868	22%
15	ArkansasState	1.12	$50,500	$58,517	21%
16	North DakotaState	1.12	$54,230	$58,564	22%
17	West VirginiaState	1.12	$49,100	$58,314	20%
18	MissouriState	1.10	$50,840	$57,381	24%
19	OklahomaState	1.08	$49,940	$56,429	23%
20	TennesseeState	1.08	$51,800	$56,612	29%
21	WashingtonState	1.08	$60,760	$56,626	37%
22	IndianaState	1.06	$50,020	$55,271	25%
23	New JerseyState	1.06	$60,210	$55,340	36%
24	GeorgiaState	1.05	$51,380	$55,011	33%
25	OhioState	1.05	$49,530	$54,790	25%
26	IowaState	1.04	$48,370	$54,226	24%
27	LouisianaState	1.04	$48,940	$54,317	26%
28	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.04	$50,340	$54,246	31%
29	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.04	$61,860	$54,121	43%
30	MassachusettsState	1.03	$58,680	$54,083	46%
31	Columbus, OHMetro	1.03	$50,210	$53,701	31%
32	New MexicoState	1.02	$48,910	$53,163	26%
33	New YorkState	1.02	$60,040	$53,369	37%
34	UtahState	1.01	$52,770	$52,665	34%
35	CaliforniaState	1.00	$57,690	$52,114	47%
36	KentuckyState	1.00	$46,230	$52,237	25%
37	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.00	$59,330	$52,273	52%
38	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.00	$50,230	$52,214	37%
39	MichiganState	0.99	$47,940	$51,939	28%
40	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.99	$49,720	$51,900	36%
41	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.99	$47,260	$51,820	31%
42	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$49,590	$51,124	31%
43	MaineState	0.97	$50,340	$50,441	31%
44	North CarolinaState	0.97	$48,000	$50,847	33%
45	TexasState	0.97	$48,470	$50,701	34%
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.97	$59,010	$50,652	46%
47	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.97	$46,530	$50,576	34%
48	AlaskaState	0.96	$52,070	$49,923	31%
49	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.96	$48,690	$50,093	39%
50	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.96	$56,300	$49,911	43%
51	ArizonaState	0.95	$49,880	$49,435	36%
52	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$51,280	$49,546	37%
53	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.95	$45,760	$49,470	31%
54	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.95	$59,610	$49,592	63%
55	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.95	$48,870	$49,614	42%
56	ColoradoState	0.93	$51,390	$48,757	43%
57	OregonState	0.92	$49,420	$47,981	39%
58	VirginiaState	0.92	$49,680	$48,000	38%
59	FloridaState	0.91	$48,520	$47,803	43%
60	IdahoState	0.91	$45,710	$47,368	31%
61	KansasState	0.90	$42,500	$47,222	29%
62	NevadaState	0.90	$47,000	$46,906	37%
63	VermontState	0.89	$47,560	$46,400	36%
64	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.89	$49,060	$46,371	41%
65	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.89	$50,260	$46,623	43%
66	MarylandState	0.85	$48,730	$44,625	41%
67	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.85	$48,150	$44,378	51%
68	HawaiiState	0.74	$42,400	$38,545	68%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).