SOC 39-7010 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Tour and Travel Guides wages by metro

National median annual wage

$38,120

10th percentile: $28,520
25th percentile: $32,910
Median: $38,120
75th percentile: $47,700
90th percentile: $60,930
Mean: $43,720

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 53,500.

That median is 25.2% 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 Tour and Travel Guides.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	870	$38,350	$63,630	$80,930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	640	$47,870	$59,330	$68,110
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	30	$34,650	$55,870	$73,790
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	120	$35,700	$54,550	$64,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	970	$38,330	$52,480	$77,090
Casper, WY	60	$35,090	$51,120	$60,870
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	540	$31,430	$50,320	$87,520
Topeka, KS	30	$31,260	$49,780	$51,630
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	650	$32,360	$49,540	$64,370
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	260	$39,760	$49,430	$71,600
Bozeman, MT	150	$28,340	$49,080	$62,160
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	280	$36,860	$47,740	$60,040
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	170	$38,180	$47,170	$63,290
Portland-South Portland, ME	150	$34,530	$47,070	$52,580
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	50	$34,650	$46,920	$61,230
Salinas, CA	120	$34,630	$46,130	$59,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,280	$32,160	$46,130	$58,440
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	110	$37,200	$45,620	$75,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2,180	$36,000	$45,610	$85,740
Helena, MT	50	$25,830	$45,140	$47,790

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Tour and Travel Guides jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,360	$36,640	$42,870	$63,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2,180	$36,000	$45,610	$85,740
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,330	Not available	Not available	Not available
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,290	$32,150	$38,440	$52,100
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,280	$32,160	$46,130	$58,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,060	$27,860	$34,290	$56,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	970	$38,330	$52,480	$77,090
St. Louis, MO-IL	950	$29,680	$31,980	$42,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	870	$38,350	$63,630	$80,930
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	860	$33,130	$43,370	$52,820
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	850	$36,500	$40,450	$61,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	840	$31,200	$36,870	$46,910
Urban Honolulu, HI	700	$31,040	$43,860	$54,180
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	670	$24,300	$35,990	$65,430
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	650	$32,360	$49,540	$64,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	640	$47,870	$59,330	$68,110
Anchorage, AK	620	$30,740	$44,400	$59,000
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	620	$32,410	$37,140	$57,200
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	610	$31,150	$43,800	$66,580
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	580	$31,130	$37,110	$53,090

States and territories

State estimates for Tour and Travel Guides, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Virgin Islands	50	$40,330	$102,020	$102,030
Washington	1,420	$37,540	$54,160	$76,790
District of Columbia	380	$36,940	$49,210	$76,790
Wyoming	560	$23,580	$47,020	$61,460
California	6,900	$36,500	$46,000	$66,220
Hawaii	1,370	$31,040	$45,940	$59,870
Vermont	140	$40,070	$45,920	$65,250
Maine	270	$32,910	$44,940	$55,240
New York	2,870	$34,220	$44,450	$85,740
Alaska	1,660	$33,410	$44,210	$58,890
Kansas	400	$30,900	$43,700	$57,790
Colorado	2,150	$31,380	$42,840	$55,600
Florida	2,720	$30,520	$41,600	$64,340
New Hampshire	260	$30,010	$41,600	$61,790
Maryland	510	$31,200	$40,310	$47,670
Georgia	1,080	$28,430	$40,190	$79,510
Montana	680	$23,770	$40,100	$59,280
Minnesota	630	$31,230	$39,650	$46,040
Nevada	620	$29,870	$39,360	$50,500
Oregon	530	$30,920	$39,260	$64,620
Utah	1,630	$31,130	$38,540	$57,930
Rhode Island	210	$32,270	$38,310	$96,450
Idaho	460	$23,920	$37,960	$58,090
Massachusetts	1,760	$33,510	$37,840	$50,960
Arizona	2,450	$31,680	$37,560	$62,020
New Mexico	360	$26,030	$37,080	$62,770
Illinois	1,090	$31,200	$36,780	$45,930
New Jersey	390	$32,220	$36,640	$80,800
Kentucky	1,010	$28,090	$36,070	$47,690
North Dakota	90	$32,610	$35,360	$47,840
South Carolina	660	$22,770	$35,190	$60,370
South Dakota	440	$29,780	$35,100	$46,080
Connecticut	220	$34,010	$35,090	$62,330
Michigan	1,160	$28,130	$35,090	$47,250
Arkansas	160	$26,060	$34,290	$47,980
Tennessee	1,840	$28,320	$33,760	$43,130
Delaware	330	$31,200	$33,210	$38,140
Texas	2,250	$23,600	$33,080	$63,910
Pennsylvania	1,970	$23,390	$32,910	$53,540
Ohio	1,000	$22,400	$32,800	$47,110
North Carolina	1,650	$22,660	$32,570	$47,020
Oklahoma	350	$18,690	$32,150	$46,620
Louisiana	580	$21,310	$32,060	$78,000
Missouri	1,360	$29,470	$31,980	$48,120
Alabama	410	$24,110	$31,700	$41,040
Nebraska	340	$28,080	$31,580	$46,020
Indiana	700	$19,290	$31,030	$41,080
Wisconsin	910	$26,250	$30,160	$54,530
West Virginia	270	$21,700	$28,570	$49,910
Puerto Rico	490	$21,840	$27,860	$43,050
Mississippi	150	$21,030	$27,460	$41,660
Iowa	330	$20,800	$22,490	$43,000

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Tour and Travel Guides?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Tour and Travel Guides is $38,120. Employment is 53,500.

How does Tour and Travel Guides pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Tour and Travel Guides is 25.2% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Tour and Travel Guides?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is highest on this page's list at $63,630.