How much do Tour and Travel Guides make in Monroe, LA?

Percentile spread

For Tour and Travel Guides, the published 10th percentile is $19,750 and the 90th percentile is $72,670. The difference is $52,920, which is 134.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $19,750 to the 75th at $72,660, covers $52,910.

The mean annual wage is $42,620, which sits above the median of $39,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Monroe, LA median is 3% higher than the national median of $38,120 for Tour and Travel Guides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,963, which is 23.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.5% higher than the Louisiana median of $32,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Monroe, LA is 83.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tour and Travel Guides at $46,963 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tour and Travel Guides. Monroe, LA ranks 2nd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 145 miles away, with a median of $30,970 and employment of 30. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,656, against $46,963 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 159 miles away, with a median of $31,350 and employment of 90. That median is 20.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,534, against $46,963 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 184 miles away, with a median of $33,940 and employment of 60. That median is 13.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,918, against $46,963 here.

Employment share

Tour and Travel Guides accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Monroe, LA (50 of 87,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (53,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.