What are the main factors that influence a Freight Analyst's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Freight Analyst's salary?

A Freight Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Traffic/Rate Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $62,250, a Freight Analyst (2-4 years)earns $72,351, a Traffic/Rate Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $93,317, a Traffic/Rate Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $113,897,

What are the highest paying states for a Freight Analyst?

Freight Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Freight Analyst roles are District of Columbia $80,564, California $80,258, Massachusetts $79,189. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Freight Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Freight Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Freight Cost Analyst IV: $113,200; Freight Conductor: $99,658; Freight Cost Analyst III: $92,800; Freight Forwarder: $89,065; Freight Cost Analyst II: $71,900.

How do different companies affect a Freight Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Freight Analyst roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Freight Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Freight Analyst make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Freight Analyst in the United States is $72,764 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Freight Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,739
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,629 to $78,508
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,044

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Freight Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,508	$6,542	$1,510	$38
Average	$72,764	$6,064	$1,399	$35
25th Percentile	$66,629	$5,552	$1,281	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Freight Analyst Salaries

A Freight Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Freight Analyst Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Freight Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,564.
California: $80,258.
Massachusetts: $79,189.

District of Columbia $80,564 California $80,258 Massachusetts $79,189 Washington $78,898 New Jersey $78,868 Alaska $78,767 Connecticut $77,762 New York $77,355

Hawaii $76,053 Rhode Island $75,441 Maryland $75,027 Minnesota $74,459 Colorado $74,241 Illinois $74,168 Oregon $73,891 Delaware $73,688

New Hampshire $73,560 Virginia $73,273 Pennsylvania $72,436 Nevada $72,014 North Dakota $71,876 Michigan $71,658 Wisconsin $71,578 Vermont $71,417

Texas $70,974 Maine $70,945 Arizona $70,901 Ohio $70,850 Georgia $70,180 Indiana $69,846 Wyoming $69,780 Utah $69,678

Iowa $69,635 Kansas $69,285 Louisiana $69,184 North Carolina $69,147 Missouri $69,133 Florida $68,849 Montana $68,696 Nebraska $68,551

Kentucky $68,471 South Carolina $68,179 Tennessee $67,998 Idaho $67,925 New Mexico $67,394 Oklahoma $67,277 Alabama $66,848 South Dakota $66,128

Arkansas $65,735 West Virginia $65,524 Mississippi $64,891

Top Paying Cities for Freight Analysts

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $91,777
San Francisco: $90,874
Oakland: $88,859

San Jose, CA $91,777

San Francisco, CA $90,874

Oakland, CA $88,859

New York, NY $84,326

Queens Village, NY $83,780

Paramus, NJ $83,198

Passaic, NJ $83,125

Bergenfield, NJ $83,052

Stamford, CT $82,943

Huntington, NY $82,870

Newark, NJ $82,398

Bridgeport, CT $82,252

New Brunswick, NJ $82,012

Vallejo, CA $81,859

Middlesex, NJ $81,815

Somerset, NJ $81,750

Petaluma, CA $81,583

Santa Cruz, CA $81,299

Boston, MA $81,153

Monterey, CA $80,789

Fairbanks, AK $80,738

Los Angeles, CA $80,600

Washington, DC $80,564

Seattle, WA $80,433

Santa Rosa, CA $80,418

Juneau, AK $80,207

Orange, CA $79,967

Anchorage, AK $79,836

Anaheim, CA $79,785

Santa Ana, CA $79,676

Nassau, NY $79,632

Long Beach, CA $79,603

Danbury, CT $79,582

Santa Maria, CA $79,334

Everett, WA $79,320

Bremerton, WA $78,963

Trenton, NJ $78,825

Sacramento, CA $78,796

San Diego, CA $78,759

Brockton, MA $78,730

Tacoma, WA $78,701

Santa Barbara, CA $78,599

Lowell, MA $78,308

New Suffolk, NY $78,279

Nashua, NH $78,192

Lompoc, CA $78,075

Ventura, CA $78,003

Stockton, CA $77,981

New Haven, CT $77,835

Atlantic City, NJ $77,646

Hartford, CT $77,486

Modesto, CA $77,450

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,289

New Britain, CT $77,253

Kennewick, WA $77,151

Olympia, WA $77,151

New London, CT $77,137

Norwich, CT $77,115

Lawrence, MA $77,078

Bakersfield, CA $76,875

New Bedford, MA $76,773

Riverside, CA $76,773

Richland, WA $76,700

Portsmouth, NH $76,642

Vineland, NJ $76,627

San Bernardino, CA $76,569

Boulder, CO $76,365

Worcester, MA $76,307

Portland, OR $76,242

Saint Paul, MN $76,154

Minneapolis, MN $76,154

Philadelphia, PA $76,053

Honolulu, HI $75,667

Springfield, MA $75,412

Providence, RI $75,405

Chicago, IL $75,194

Bellingham, WA $75,107

Baltimore, MD $75,027

Chico, CA $74,845

Wilmington, DE $74,721

Pittsfield, MA $74,648

Manchester, NH $74,510

Spokane, WA $74,190

Denver, CO $74,182

Albany, NY $73,841

Troy, NY $73,811

Schenectady, NY $73,659

Burlington, VT $73,499

Portland, ME $73,244

Salem, OR $73,186

Yakima, WA $73,171

Ann Arbor, MI $73,149

Rochester, MN $72,946

Reno, NV $72,909

Fresno, CA $72,909

Milwaukee, WI $72,844

Detroit, MI $72,771

Allentown, PA $72,749

Carson City, NV $72,742

Houston, TX $72,633

Colorado Springs, CO $72,625

Syracuse, NY $72,589

Eugene, OR $72,451

Gary, IN $72,363

Bismarck, ND $72,363

Galveston, TX $72,363

Springfield, OR $72,305

Medford, OR $72,131

Fort Collins, CO $72,101

Austin, TX $72,043

Mesa, AZ $71,890

Phoenix, AZ $71,876

Dallas, TX $71,854

Reading, PA $71,810

Saint Cloud, MN $71,781

Concord, NH $71,716

Madison, WI $71,687

Utica, NY $71,490

Raleigh, NC $71,432

Las Vegas, NV $71,425

Rochester, NY $71,374

Des Moines, IA $71,367

Atlanta, GA $71,250

Battle Creek, MI $71,228

Salt Lake City, UT $71,206

Lancaster, PA $71,097

Champaign, IL $71,083

Harrisburg, PA $70,995

Durham, NC $70,930

Kansas City, MO $70,923

Kansas City, KS $70,908

Fort Worth, TX $70,901

Boca Raton, FL $70,872

Cleveland, OH $70,864

Columbus, OH $70,850

Pittsburgh, PA $70,843

Richmond, VA $70,814

Indianapolis, IN $70,799

Cincinnati, OH $70,704

Petersburg, VA $70,595

Lansing, MI $70,435

Billings, MT $70,435

Huntsville, AL $70,435

Lebanon, PA $70,428

Pueblo, CO $70,421

Dayton, OH $70,421

Appleton, WI $70,399

Buffalo, NY $70,370

Racine, WI $70,333

Charlotte, NC $70,326

Saint Louis, MO $70,304

Springfield, IL $70,275

York, PA $70,261

Elkhart, IN $70,261

Gastonia, NC $70,253

Benton Harbor, MI $70,253

Beaumont, TX $70,210

Lorain, OH $70,195

Toledo, OH $70,166

Binghamton, NY $70,130

Rock Hill, SC $70,122

Rockford, IL $70,086

Elyria, OH $70,050

Fargo, ND $70,050

Flagstaff, AZ $69,999

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,955

Miami, FL $69,911

Duluth, MN $69,795

Bangor, ME $69,700

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,620

Louisville, KY $69,584

Grand Rapids, MI $69,569

Hialeah, FL $69,562

Casper, WY $69,460

Scranton, PA $69,373

New Orleans, LA $69,351

Virginia Beach, VA $69,344

Akron, OH $69,307

Peoria, IL $69,213

Sarasota, FL $69,198

Green Bay, WI $69,147

Baton Rouge, LA $69,111

Charleston, SC $69,096

Nashville, TN $69,074

Jamestown, NY $69,060

Davenport, IA $69,060

Tucson, AZ $69,024

Cheyenne, WY $69,002

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,980

Tampa, FL $68,965

Omaha, NE $68,951

Evansville, IN $68,922

Port Arthur, TX $68,922

Bradenton, FL $68,893

Santa Fe, NM $68,762

Orlando, FL $68,689

Clearwater, FL $68,609

La Crosse, WI $68,456

Canton, OH $68,456

Grand Forks, ND $68,434

Tulsa, OK $68,412

Albuquerque, NM $68,412

Newport News, VA $68,405

High Point, NC $68,383

Ogden, UT $68,354

Corpus Christi, TX $68,296

Laramie, WY $68,252

Norfolk, VA $68,252

Rock Island, IL $68,209

Saginaw, MI $68,194

Jacksonville, FL $68,187

Salisbury, NC $68,172

Memphis, TN $68,158

Moline, IL $68,121

Fort Myers, FL $68,099

Waterloo, IA $68,005

Spartanburg, SC $67,932

Lincoln, NE $67,896

Fort Wayne, IN $67,881

Birmingham, AL $67,801

Cedar Falls, IA $67,787

Provo, UT $67,779

Springfield, OH $67,772

San Antonio, TX $67,757

Greensboro, NC $67,728

South Bend, IN $67,721

Winston Salem, NC $67,714

Boise, ID $67,692

Savannah, GA $67,641

Muskegon, MI $67,510

Lima, OH $67,423

Lake Charles, LA $67,394

Anderson, IN $67,379

Lexington, KY $67,357

Augusta, GA $67,335

Greenville, SC $67,335

Wichita, KS $67,270

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,270

Columbia, SC $67,204

Bloomington, IN $67,023

Roanoke, VA $66,979

Asheville, NC $66,884

Knoxville, TN $66,761

Shreveport, LA $66,753

Wilmington, NC $66,659

Frankfort, KY $66,520

Oklahoma City, OK $66,470

Chillicothe, OH $66,440

Longview, TX $66,433

Topeka, KS $66,411

Mobile, AL $66,302

Terre Haute, IN $66,273

Erie, PA $66,266

Altoona, PA $66,229

Melbourne, FL $66,208

Amarillo, TX $66,178

Killeen, TX $66,157

Fayetteville, AR $66,098

Sioux Falls, SD $66,048

Chattanooga, TN $66,004

Idaho Falls, ID $65,997

Gainesville, FL $65,844

Portsmouth, OH $65,807

Little Rock, AR $65,793

Lynchburg, VA $65,793

Youngstown, OH $65,764

Lafayette, LA $65,764

Temple, TX $65,735

Daytona Beach, FL $65,720

Clarksville, TN $65,713

Pensacola, FL $65,706

Hopkinsville, KY $65,487

Charleston, WV $65,480

Florence, SC $65,444

Sioux City, IA $65,400

Macon, GA $65,189

Tallahassee, FL $65,182

Fayetteville, NC $65,167

Wichita Falls, TX $65,153

Waco, TX $65,153

Pine Bluff, AR $65,123

Vincennes, IN $64,985

Lubbock, TX $64,956

Great Falls, MT $64,912

Alamogordo, NM $64,905

Abilene, TX $64,847

Rapid City, SD $64,752

Monroe, LA $64,752

Albany, GA $64,709

Huntington, WV $64,701

Jackson, MS $64,694

Greenville, MS $64,687

Parkersburg, WV $64,614

Montgomery, AL $64,600

Johnstown, PA $64,585

Springfield, MO $64,527

Biloxi, MS $64,490

Sumter, SC $64,338

Columbus, GA $64,330

Twin Falls, ID $64,287

Pascagoula, MS $64,192

Kingsport, TN $64,003

Gulfport, MS $63,981

Alexandria, LA $63,741

Fort Smith, AR $63,559

El Paso, TX $63,363

Helena, MT $63,268

Las Cruces, NM $63,035

Harlingen, TX $62,831

Pocatello, ID $62,766

Florence, AL $62,744

Brownsville, TX $62,729

Dothan, AL $62,613

Mcallen, TX $62,577

Columbus, MS $62,038

Altus, OK $61,704

Lawton, OK $61,565

Pierre, SD $61,303

What Skills Can Increase a Freight Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 7.89% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Transportation Management (Mentioned in 1.62% Job Postings): Planning and managing transport or logistics operations to boost efficiency and simplify processes.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.11% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.

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Customer Service	7.89%
Transportation Management	1.62%
PowerPoint	1.11%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Freight Analyst's salary.

Supply Chain: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Supply Chain	$79,312	9%
Initiative	$78,585	8%
Analysis	$78,585	8%
Planning	$77,857	7%
Logistics	$76,402	5%
Problem Solving	$76,402	5%

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How Education impacts a Freight Analyst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Freight Analysts enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Freight Analyst with a Associate's Degree is between $68,131 and $71,092).

Freight Analyst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Freight Analyst

No Diploma 36.4%

High School 36.4%

Associates 9.1%

Bachelors 36.4%

Masters 18.2%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	36.4%
High School	36.4%
Associates	9.1%
Bachelors	36.4%
Masters	18.2%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Freight Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Freight Analyst's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$66,629

Average $72,764/year

$78,508

$5,552

Average $6,064/month

$6,542

$1,281

Average $1,399/week

$1,510

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,508	$6,542	$1,510	$38
Average	$72,764	$6,064	$1,399	$35
25th Percentile	$66,629	$5,552	$1,281	$32

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Salary Trends for Freight Analyst

Salaries for a Freight Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,086 in 2023 to around $63,588 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Freight Analyst salary trends, .

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