SOC 41-3041 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Travel Agents make in Springfield, MO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Travel Agents in Springfield, MO is $38,050. The 10th percentile is $28,600 and the 90th percentile is $58,860. Employment is 360.
Median annual wage
$38,050
- 10th percentile
- $28,600
- 25th percentile
- $28,600
- Median
- $38,050
- 75th percentile
- $49,930
- 90th percentile
- $58,860
- Mean
- $44,240
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Travel Agents, the published 10th percentile is $28,600 and the 90th percentile is $58,860. The difference is $30,260, which is 79.5% 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 $28,600 to the 75th at $49,930, covers $21,330.
The mean annual wage is $44,240, which sits above the median of $38,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Springfield, MO median is 24.1% lower than the national median of $50,160 for Travel Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,953, which is 14.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 16.3% lower than the Missouri median of $45,460.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Travel Agents at $42,953 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 Travel Agents. Springfield, MO ranks 5th 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).).
- Kansas City, MO-KS is 128 miles away, with a median of $56,210 and employment of 340. That median is 47.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,739, against $42,953 here.
- St. Louis, MO-IL is 181 miles away, with a median of $46,460 and employment of 440. That median is 22.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,860, against $42,953 here.
- Tulsa, OK is 183 miles away, with a median of $46,050 and employment of 190. That median is 21% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,617, against $42,953 here.
Employment share
Travel Agents accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (360 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.55 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MO · Travel Agents by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Travel Agents make in Springfield, MO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Travel Agents in Springfield, MO is $38,050. The 10th percentile is $28,600 and the 90th percentile is $58,860. Employment is 360.
How does that compare with the national median for Travel Agents?
The local median is 24.1% lower than the national median of $50,160.
What is Travel Agents pay in Springfield, MO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,050 is $42,953. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Springfield, MO compare with nearby metros for Travel Agents?
Kansas City, MO-KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 128 miles away, at $56,210. Springfield, MO ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.