Tulsa, OK · SOC 43-5011
Cargo and Freight Agents in Tulsa
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$67,140
per year in Tulsa
+28% above
National Median
$52,260
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$32.28/hr
median hourly
Employment
130
jobs in Tulsa
BLS metro-level wage data places Cargo and Freight Agents pay in Tulsa, OK at a median of $67,140 per year ($32.28/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $52,260, Tulsa pays +28% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 130 cargo and freight agentss are employed across the Tulsa MSA in SOC 43-5011.
The Tulsa pay distribution spans from $31,420 at the 10th percentile to $81,180 at the 90th — a 2.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $43,720 and the 75th at $67,140, so half of Tulsa-based cargo and freight agentss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Tulsa, OK covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide OK data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Tulsa
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$31,420
25th Percentile
$43,720
Median
$67,140
75th Percentile
$67,140
90th Percentile
$81,180
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