Freight Forwarder Salary in Dallas, TX

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How much does a Freight Forwarder make in Dallas, TX? The average Freight Forwarder salary in Dallas, TX is $92,084 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $84,594 and $99,686. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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What is a Freight Forwarder?

A Freight Forwarder, forwarder, or forwarding agent, also known as a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), is a person or company that organizes shipments for individuals or corporations to get goods from the manufacturer or producer to a market, customer or final point of distribution. Forwarders contract with a carrier or often multiple carriers to move the goods. A forwarder does not move the goods but acts as an expert in the logistics network. The carriers can use a variety of shipping modes, including ships, airplanes, trucks, and railroads, and often use multiple modes for a sing...

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Job Openings for Freight Forwarder in Dallas, TX

VP of Sales, Freight Forwarding

gpac - Los Angeles , CA

If you are passionate about the freight forwarding industry and have proven success in what you do in outside sales, then let's chat! Well known leader in the transportation/freight forwarding ...

LinkedIn - Today

Int'l Freight Forwarding Sales Specialist

FreightTAS - Boston , MA

Must have experience working at a freight forwarding company. Do not respond to this message it will be wasting your time. It is a requirement! MUST HAVE experience working at a FREIGHT FORWARDING ...

LinkedIn - Today

Freight Forwarder

Oriental Vast Logistics Inc. - Great Neck Plaza , NY

Oriental Vast Logistics Inc. is a freight forwarding company dedicated to providing top-notch logistics and transportation solutions to our valued clients. We take pride in our ability to navigate ...

ZipRecruiter - Today

Freight Forwarding Coordinator

Sovana Global Logistics LLC - Sterling , VA

Wellness resources Air Freight Forwarder Duties The role of the Air Freight Forwarder is to build client, carrier and agent relationships and to obtain preferential air freight rates. Duties include

ZipRecruiter - 4 days ago

Freight Forwarding Claims Specialist (On-site)

WCA World - Coral Springs , FL

Freight Forwarding Claims Specialist WCAworld is a global logistics network that connects freight forwarders from around the world. We are currently seeking a Payment Protection Claims handler to ...

ZipRecruiter - 13 days ago

Senior Logistics Consultant (Freight Forwarder Sales)

OEC Group - Englewood , CO

Established in 1981, Orient Express Container (OEC) Group is one of the top freight forwarders in the transportation industry. We provide freight transportation, logistics, and information services ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 48 days ago

What does a Freight Forwarder do?

Common responsibilities of a Freight Forwarder

Provide customer support to all vendors, suppliers, agents and government agencies to facilitate the export objective while ensuring accurate accounting functions relating to the billing, distribution and collection of funds.

August 07, 2022

Resolve issues respective to meeting client requirements such as data input and general customer service inquiries related to tracking and tracing.

November 07, 2022

Supporting Regional and Local Key Account Manager with market development activities and sustaining products and services.

February 22, 2023

Performs a variety of duties as outlined in Operation Procedure in support of the import/export, air/ocean shipments.

February 28, 2023

Plans and schedules appropriate service line for situation (ground, expedited, air, ocean, etc) to maintain a cost effective balance between customer service and cost of shipments.

March 06, 2023

Recommend solutions based on customer needs by using industry knowledge.

March 24, 2023

Develops methods and procedures for transportation of commodities for designated shippers from local or offshore locations to warehouses, other storage facilities or final consignee locations.

April 02, 2023

Understanding and complying with ethical, legal and regulatory requirements applicable to our business.

April 18, 2023

Negotiate shipping rates and submit to Branch Manager for approval when necessary to be competitive.

May 01, 2023

Prepare all necessary data entry and confirmation of key milestones (departure, arrival, customs clearance, PODs, etc.

May 02, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Freight Forwarder in Dallas, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

84594

99686

92084

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

88055

104787

96659

What is the average salary for Freight Forwarder in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Freight Forwarder in Dallas, TX. The base salary for Freight Forwarder ranges from $84,594 to $99,686 with the average base salary of $92,084. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $88,055 to $104,787 with the average total cash compensation of $96,659.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$92,084	$84,594 - $99,686
Bonus	$4,574	$3,461 - $5,101
Total Pay	$96,659	$88,055 - $104,787

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Freight Forwarder Salary Near Dallas, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Garland, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,151 - $100,343	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Grand Prairie, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,969 - $100,127	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Irving, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,151 - $100,343	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Richardson, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,151 - $100,343	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Mesquite, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,060 - $100,236	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Carrollton, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,106 - $100,289	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX

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About Dallas, Texas

Dallas (/ˈdæləs/), officially the City of Dallas, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2017 population of 1,341,075, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. It is also the eighteenth most-populous city in North America as of 2015. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks ...

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