Tour and Travel Guides salary
The median pay for tour and travel guides in the United States is $38,120 a year. About 53,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,520
- 25th percentile
- $32,910
- Median percentile
- $38,120
- 75th percentile
- $47,700
- 90th percentile
- $60,930
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $54,160
- District of Columbia $49,210
- Wyoming $47,020
- California $46,000
- Hawaii $45,940
- Vermont $45,920
- Maine $44,940
- New York $44,450
- Alaska $44,210
- Kansas $43,700
- Colorado $42,840
- Florida $41,600
- New Hampshire $41,600
- Maryland $40,310
- Georgia $40,190
- Montana $40,100
- Minnesota $39,650
- Nevada $39,360
- Oregon $39,260
- Utah $38,540
- Rhode Island $38,310
- Idaho $37,960
- Massachusetts $37,840
- Arizona $37,560
- New Mexico $37,080
- Illinois $36,780
- New Jersey $36,640
- Kentucky $36,070
- North Dakota $35,360
- South Carolina $35,190
- South Dakota $35,100
- Connecticut $35,090
- Michigan $35,090
- Arkansas $34,290
- Tennessee $33,760
- Delaware $33,210
- Texas $33,080
- Pennsylvania $32,910
- Ohio $32,800
- North Carolina $32,570
- Oklahoma $32,150
- Louisiana $32,060
- Missouri $31,980
- Alabama $31,700
- Nebraska $31,580
- Indiana $31,030
- Wisconsin $30,160
- West Virginia $28,570
- Mississippi $27,460
- Iowa $22,490
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $63,630
- San Jose, CA $59,330
- Bremerton, WA $55,870
- San Luis Obispo, CA $54,550
- San Francisco, CA $52,480
- Casper, WY $51,120
- Atlanta, GA $50,320
- Topeka, KS $49,780
- Orlando, FL $49,540
- Kahului, HI $49,430
- Bozeman, MT $49,080
- Sacramento, CA $47,740
- Oxnard, CA $47,170
- Portland, ME $47,070
- Wenatchee, WA $46,920
- Salinas, CA $46,130
- Washington, DC $46,130
- Santa Rosa, CA $45,620
- New York, NY $45,610
- Helena, MT $45,140
- Burlington, VT $45,020
- Anchorage, AK $44,400
- Santa Cruz, CA $44,270
- Urban Honolulu, HI $43,860
- Miami, FL $43,800
- Santa Maria, CA $43,670
- North Port, FL $43,650
- Denver, CO $43,370
- Napa, CA $43,280
- Jacksonville, FL $42,870
- Los Angeles, CA $42,870
- Slidell, LA $42,530
- Bridgeport, CT $42,490
- Grand Junction, CO $42,050
- Visalia, CA $41,870
- Riverside, CA $41,770
- Springfield, IL $41,660
- Fresno, CA $40,980
- Augusta, GA $40,800
- Kingston, NY $40,760
- San Diego, CA $40,450
- Bowling Green, KY $40,330
- Buffalo, NY $40,220
- Rochester, NY $39,940
- Minneapolis, MN $39,650
- Las Vegas, NV $39,520
- Prescott Valley, AZ $39,360
- Monroe, LA $39,260
- Portland, OR $39,260
- St. George, UT $39,260
- Santa Fe, NM $39,100
- Lakeland, FL $38,960
- Barnstable Town, MA $38,880
- Fairbanks, AK $38,730
- Kiryas Joel, NY $38,580
- Olympia, WA $38,580
- Asheville, NC $38,450
- Boston, MA $38,440
- Providence, RI $38,310
- Provo, UT $38,270
- Brownsville, TX $38,090
- Bend, OR $38,070
- Flagstaff, AZ $37,980
- Boise City, ID $37,960
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $37,800
- Albany, NY $37,650
- Baltimore, MD $37,440
- Fayetteville, AR $37,420
- Richmond, VA $37,350
- Greeley, CO $37,220
- Tampa, FL $37,200
- Salt Lake City, UT $37,140
- Nashville, TN $37,110
- Colorado Springs, CO $37,080
- Ogden, UT $37,080
- Columbus, OH $37,030
- Chicago, IL $36,870
- Savannah, GA $36,860
- Reno, NV $36,480
- Bakersfield, CA $36,440
- Naples, FL $36,430
- Virginia Beach, VA $36,400
- Sioux Falls, SD $36,120
- Memphis, TN $36,100
- Houston, TX $35,990
- Worcester, MA $35,990
- New Orleans, LA $35,770
- Rapid City, SD $35,490
- Charleston, SC $35,430
- Cape Coral, FL $35,420
- Detroit, MI $35,370
- Albuquerque, NM $35,360
- Charlottesville, VA $35,250
- Lexington, KY $35,160
- Ann Arbor, MI $35,090
- Grand Rapids, MI $35,090
- Winchester, VA $35,090
- Tulsa, OK $35,040
- Knoxville, TN $34,700
- Allentown, PA $34,630
- Greenville, SC $34,540
- New Haven, CT $34,530
- Austin, TX $34,420
- Birmingham, AL $34,410
- Durham, NC $34,370
- Springfield, MO $34,300
- Philadelphia, PA $34,290
- Pittsfield, MA $34,280
- Hartford, CT $34,220
- Kalamazoo, MI $34,020
- Lafayette, LA $33,940
- Kingsport, TN $33,930
- Duluth, MN $33,700
- Eugene, OR $33,510
- Charlotte, NC $33,400
- Dallas, TX $33,340
- Kansas City, MO $33,340
- Raleigh, NC $33,210
- Lynchburg, VA $33,120
- Gettysburg, PA $32,910