Freight Forwarders salary by location
National median: $52,260 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | state | $76,250 | +45.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $68,080 | +30.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $67,660 | +29.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $67,140 | +28.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | metropolitan | $65,440 | +25.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $65,320 | +25.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $64,580 | +23.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $64,340 | +23.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $63,380 | +21.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $63,010 | +20.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $63,010 | +20.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $62,950 | +20.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $62,830 | +20.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $62,500 | +19.6% | 390 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $62,240 | +19.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $62,100 | +18.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $61,860 | +18.4% | 1,940 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $61,560 | +17.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $60,980 | +16.7% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $60,810 | +16.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $60,760 | +16.3% | 2,410 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $60,590 | +15.9% | 7,820 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $60,500 | +15.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $60,330 | +15.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $60,310 | +15.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $60,260 | +15.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $60,210 | +15.2% | 4,280 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $60,120 | +15.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $60,040 | +14.9% | 5,760 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $59,980 | +14.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $59,970 | +14.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $59,890 | +14.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $59,850 | +14.5% | 5,630 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $59,750 | +14.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $59,750 | +14.3% | 6,110 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $59,660 | +14.2% | 380 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $59,650 | +14.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $59,610 | +14.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $59,580 | +14.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $59,570 | +14.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $59,560 | +14.0% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $59,460 | +13.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $59,450 | +13.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $59,330 | +13.5% | 700 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $59,320 | +13.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $59,310 | +13.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $59,240 | +13.4% | 370 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $59,010 | +12.9% | 10,490 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $58,750 | +12.4% | 2,680 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $58,690 | +12.3% | 270 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $58,680 | +12.3% | 820 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $58,650 | +12.2% | 1,380 | 2025 |
| Dothan, AL | metropolitan | $58,610 | +12.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $58,540 | +12.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | metropolitan | $58,460 | +11.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $58,290 | +11.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $57,690 | +10.4% | 17,060 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $57,560 | +10.1% | 730 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $57,480 | +10.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $57,440 | +9.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $57,290 | +9.6% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $57,090 | +9.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $57,000 | +9.1% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $56,960 | +9.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $56,940 | +9.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $56,410 | +7.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $56,300 | +7.7% | 570 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $56,060 | +7.3% | 460 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $56,060 | +7.3% | 630 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $55,930 | +7.0% | 1,670 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $55,700 | +6.6% | 520 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $55,350 | +5.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $55,070 | +5.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $54,890 | +5.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $54,890 | +5.0% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $54,820 | +4.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $54,490 | +4.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $54,430 | +4.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $54,310 | +3.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $54,230 | +3.8% | 380 | 2025 |
| Tallahassee, FL | metropolitan | $54,200 | +3.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $54,110 | +3.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $53,820 | +3.0% | 370 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $53,190 | +1.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $52,770 | +1.0% | 590 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $52,270 | +0.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $52,210 | −0.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $52,070 | −0.4% | 580 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $51,860 | −0.8% | 890 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $51,800 | −0.9% | 3,390 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $51,760 | −1.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $51,570 | −1.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $51,390 | −1.7% | 850 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $51,390 | −1.7% | 740 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $51,380 | −1.7% | 3,630 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $51,280 | −1.9% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $51,230 | −2.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $51,110 | −2.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $50,850 | −2.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $50,840 | −2.7% | 1,410 | 2025 |