Freight salary: $108K median
The median advertised Freight salary is $108K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $96K to $172K: counted from 34 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $52 an hour or $9,042 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $215K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Freight jobs
$108Kmedian advertised salary
$96K – $172Kmiddle half of roles
$141Kaverage advertised salary
34roles counted
Freight salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $156K | 20 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $108K | 34 |
Skills that pay more for Freight roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customs compliance | $117K | +$8K | 5 |
| ERP | $112K | +$4K | 10 |
| TMS | $110K | +$2K | 5 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | $117K | 3 |
| Flexport | $103K | 15 |
Highest-paying open Freight roles
All Freight jobs- Warehouse and Logistics Manager - North AmericaAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$405K - $485KData centersERPProcurement
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure, OptimizationNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $352KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Head of LogisticsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$238K - $294KLead and aboveNetwork engineeringERPInternal controls
- Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure, OptimizationNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$160K - $241KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Principal FTL EngineerSK hynix memory solutions America Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose$190K - $240KLead and aboveC++Machine LearningC
- Sr. Staff FTL EngineerSK hynix memory solutions America Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose$170K - $220KLead and aboveC++Machine LearningC
- Enterprise Account ExecutiveParallel Systems · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $200KNetwork engineeringPipeline managementFreight
- Senior Product Manager, Ops TechFlexport · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington, United States; San Francisco, Calif…$156K - $194KSeniorSQLFreight
- Senior Growth Marketing ManagerFlexport · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$160K - $184KSeniorSQLLLMSEO
- AI Deployment StrategistFreehand · 🇺🇸San Francisco$130K - $180KAIERPFreight
- Sr. Manager, Customer SuccessFourKites · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL or Remote, USA$145K - $175KRemoteSeniorAgileFreight
- Export Logistics ManagerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Quincy, Massachusetts, United States$124K - $164KExcelNetSuiteComputer Vision
- Senior Operations and Logistics AssociateAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Ashville, Ohio, United States$101K - $133KSeniorJiraComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Logistics Manager, Material & EquipmentARCO/Murray National Construction · 🇺🇸Downers Grove, IL, US$80K - $130KMS ProjectConstruction managementFreight
- Senior Financial Analyst – LogisticsHarbinger Motors Inc. · 🇺🇸Garden Grove, CA$100K - $120KSeniorSQLExcelFP&A
- Associate Product ManagerFourKites · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL or Remote, USA$90K - $120KRemoteJuniorSQLAgileSQL queries
- Global Logistics Specialist, Carrier Management (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Woodinville, WA$82K - $110KSQLData modelingExport controls
- Global Logistics Specialist, Carrier Management (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$82K - $110KSQLData modelingExport controls
- Shipping and Receiving LeadAnysignal · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$75K - $90KLead and aboveExcelNetSuiteERP
- Operations ManagerGOLFTEC Intellectual Property LLC · 🇺🇸Denver, Colorado, United States$80K - $90KDriver's licenseSpanishEvent marketing
Questions about Freight pay
- What is the average Freight salary?
- $141K a year on average and $108K at the median, across 34 open Freight postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $96K to $172K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Freight pay?
- Anduril Industries ($117K), Flexport ($103K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a freight a high-paying job?
- The median Freight posting advertises $108K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 38% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a freight?
- A tenth of the postings offer $215K a year or more; the highest open Freight role advertises up to $485K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Freight salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $108K a year is about $52 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $9,042 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $46 to $83 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Freight roles?
- Postings that ask for Customs compliance (+$8K, 5 postings), ERP (+$4K, 10 postings), TMS (+$2K, 5 postings) advertise more than the $108K median of all Freight postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Freight roles at companies is $108K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $96K to $172K. Counted from 34 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/freight/
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