SOC 39-6011 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Baggage Porters and Bellhops wages by metro

National median annual wage

$37,080

10th percentile: $27,040
25th percentile: $31,200
Median: $37,080
75th percentile: $44,130
90th percentile: $51,600
Mean: $38,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 28,510.

That median is 27.3% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Baggage Porters and Bellhops.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	500	$39,410	$51,900	$60,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	3,500	$40,210	$48,610	$61,820
Kingston, NY	80	$35,090	$47,230	$47,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	80	$39,930	$46,140	$57,850
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	290	$36,940	$43,240	$81,110
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,100	$34,150	$43,090	$57,150
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	70	$32,240	$42,920	$48,140
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	200	$37,800	$42,780	$51,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	180	$36,140	$40,660	$43,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,000	$34,770	$40,520	$53,410
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,420	$32,830	$40,390	$47,300
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	30	$38,390	$40,210	$44,450
Urban Honolulu, HI	780	$30,280	$39,660	$51,610
Napa, CA	100	$35,210	$39,260	$46,320
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	180	$38,110	$39,160	$45,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,050	$35,100	$38,700	$45,800
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	70	$33,200	$38,480	$49,310
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	40	$34,010	$38,390	$48,590
Portland-South Portland, ME	40	$31,530	$38,280	$39,020
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	450	$35,870	$38,150	$49,100

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Baggage Porters and Bellhops jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	3,500	$40,210	$48,610	$61,820
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,230	$28,180	$31,790	$44,220
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	2,040	$27,780	$37,260	$48,770
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,420	$32,830	$40,390	$47,300
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1,120	$27,040	$29,110	$42,430
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,100	$34,150	$43,090	$57,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,050	$35,100	$38,700	$45,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,000	$34,770	$40,520	$53,410
Urban Honolulu, HI	780	$30,280	$39,660	$51,610
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	500	$39,410	$51,900	$60,950
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	450	$35,870	$38,150	$49,100
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	430	$15,910	$26,450	$29,960
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	410	$20,840	$34,770	$43,620
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	370	$17,710	$31,240	$39,260
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	350	$31,680	$34,690	$45,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	340	$31,720	$37,040	$45,840
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	300	$34,320	$35,090	$44,240
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	290	$28,380	$33,120	$35,110
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	290	$36,940	$43,240	$81,110
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	290	$21,810	$35,050	$49,540

States and territories

State estimates for Baggage Porters and Bellhops, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York	3,610	$37,680	$48,610	$61,820
Hawaii	1,370	$31,010	$42,240	$57,460
New Jersey	570	$32,770	$41,080	$41,690
Massachusetts	1,300	$34,150	$41,040	$57,150
Washington	270	$36,030	$41,010	$51,760
Oregon	240	$33,900	$40,660	$43,620
Illinois	1,480	$32,830	$40,390	$47,300
California	2,940	$34,650	$40,040	$58,030
Colorado	410	$35,780	$39,160	$44,680
District of Columbia	380	$36,400	$38,170	$46,920
Kentucky	260	$30,410	$37,940	$45,690
Connecticut	130	$34,010	$37,420	$46,350
Nevada	2,170	$26,610	$36,880	$48,770
Maine	60	$31,520	$36,870	$39,020
Arizona	490	$31,350	$36,740	$45,490
Virginia	800	$30,280	$36,530	$45,470
Vermont	90	$30,430	$36,490	$41,650
Maryland	520	$32,150	$36,310	$45,630
Wyoming	60	$35,090	$36,260	$40,850
Rhode Island	40	$31,200	$34,300	$48,340
Pennsylvania	700	$22,390	$34,270	$44,610
Nebraska	70	$28,080	$33,640	$43,590
Idaho	70	$23,090	$33,510	$40,290
North Carolina	650	$26,470	$32,940	$37,640
Alaska	70	$25,140	$32,150	$36,890
Tennessee	570	$17,710	$32,060	$37,270
Arkansas	60	$28,530	$31,200	$39,290
Wisconsin	310	$24,960	$31,200	$34,870
Iowa	30	$21,640	$31,150	$36,610
Texas	1,050	$19,180	$31,080	$43,620
Michigan	410	$25,960	$30,930	$39,200
Florida	4,430	$27,040	$30,890	$44,220
Montana	40	$21,940	$30,830	$40,740
Missouri	260	$28,600	$30,800	$48,570
Utah	240	$18,970	$30,730	$42,310
New Mexico	90	$26,170	$29,890	$41,250
Georgia	370	$20,540	$29,070	$38,730
Virgin Islands	80	$25,140	$28,720	$32,970
Ohio	80	$24,920	$28,200	$38,450
Indiana	140	$25,180	$27,910	$37,430
Kansas	30	$23,740	$27,870	$30,630
New Hampshire	50	$23,290	$27,600	$42,280
South Dakota	40	$26,520	$27,490	$37,440
Louisiana	690	$15,910	$26,320	$29,060
Oklahoma	130	$16,590	$26,260	$28,050
South Carolina	330	$15,080	$25,850	$36,860
Alabama	60	$17,460	$25,150	$32,750
West Virginia	50	$24,090	$24,090	$31,080
Mississippi	220	$18,950	$22,560	$40,170
Puerto Rico	210	$21,840	$21,840	$31,620

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Baggage Porters and Bellhops?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Baggage Porters and Bellhops is $37,080. Employment is 28,510.

How does Baggage Porters and Bellhops pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Baggage Porters and Bellhops is 27.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Baggage Porters and Bellhops?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is highest on this page's list at $51,900.