How much do Travel Agents make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Travel Agents, the published 10th percentile is $33,970 and the 90th percentile is $76,500. The difference is $42,530, which is 91.5% 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 $38,980 to the 75th at $58,680, covers $19,700.

The mean annual wage is $51,440, which sits above the median of $46,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 7.4% lower than the national median of $50,160 for Travel Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,860, which is 2.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% higher than the Missouri median of $45,460.

St. Louis, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Travel Agents at $48,860 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Travel Agents. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Springfield, MO is 181 miles away, with a median of $38,050 and employment of 360. That median is 18.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,953, against $48,860 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 183 miles away, with a median of $44,570 and employment of 30. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,034, against $48,860 here.

Employment share

Travel Agents accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (440 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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.