Highest-paying Cities for Travel Agents

The top 100 highest paying cities for travel agents (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of travel agents in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $77,340, West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado is the highest paying city for travel agents. It is followed by Ann Arbor, Michigan (average annual salary $62,420). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of travel agents in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Travel Agents

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$77,340	$28,640	60
2	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$62,420	$36,610	70
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$62,320	$36,480	830
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$58,520	$40,940	810
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$57,880	$32,850	810
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$57,630	$36,620	240
7	Boulder, Colorado	$56,560	$37,990	90
8	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$55,750	$49,490	40
9	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$53,370	$23,780	30
10	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$52,590	$25,540	1,270
11	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$51,970	$33,950	1,330
12	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$51,230	$28,070	60
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$51,130	$18,360	1,050
14	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$50,830	$28,500	540
15	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$50,560	$33,100	30
16	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$50,290	$28,780	90
17	Roanoke, Virginia	$50,160	$18,160	n/a
18	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$49,930	$31,150	40
19	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$49,600	$29,090	230
20	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$49,480	$31,530	390
21	Nashua, New Hampshire	$49,410	$41,550	70
22	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$49,380	$32,980	920
23	Reading, Pennsylvania	$49,170	$15,080	100
24	Appleton, Wisconsin	$49,140	$29,940	60
25	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$48,640	$35,050	130
26	Memphis, Tennessee	$48,590	$26,980	60
27	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$48,590	$27,080	180
28	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$48,580	$31,430	590
29	Framingham, Massachusetts	$48,570	$32,760	100
30	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$48,480	$34,820	210
31	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$48,460	$31,270	50
32	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$48,450	$34,500	2,100
33	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$48,440	$35,220	560
34	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$48,400	$36,480	50
35	Kansas City, Missouri	$48,330	$28,520	220
36	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$48,280	$36,170	2,800
37	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$48,250	$30,520	70
38	Lincoln, Nebraska	$48,190	$31,090	30
39	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$48,150	$29,110	50
40	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$48,020	$17,990	80
41	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$47,910	$29,360	810
42	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$47,890	$30,820	370
43	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$47,810	$39,220	40
44	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$47,800	$38,550	40
45	Missoula, Montana	$47,800	$29,640	30
46	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$47,630	$22,380	40
47	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$47,620	$27,580	210
48	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$47,580	$24,990	30
49	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$47,230	$28,820	100
50	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$47,120	$30,100	50
51	Jacksonville, Florida	$47,040	$28,430	200
52	Asheville, North Carolina	$47,000	$27,610	80
53	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$46,990	$36,880	50
54	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$46,810	$27,250	560
55	Richmond, Virginia	$46,790	$27,780	80
56	Rapid City, South Dakota	$46,700	$39,160	30
57	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$46,630	$32,720	340
58	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$46,560	$25,580	80
59	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$46,490	$24,810	1,290
60	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$46,420	$28,310	4,390
61	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$46,170	$39,940	170
62	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$46,170	$35,550	30
63	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$45,980	$31,060	140
64	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$45,910	$30,780	190
65	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$45,910	$27,680	1,540
66	New Haven, Connecticut	$45,890	$35,620	30
67	Spokane, Washington	$45,880	$34,600	30
68	Salt Lake City, Utah	$45,620	$29,660	410
69	St Louis, Missouri	$45,510	$30,880	280
70	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$45,410	$31,250	120
71	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$45,320	$18,850	40
72	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$45,290	$29,820	1,130
73	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$45,240	$36,280	40
74	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$45,240	$32,490	920
75	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$45,190	$35,620	60
76	Madison, Wisconsin	$45,140	$34,580	60
77	Salem, Oregon	$45,010	$31,970	30
78	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$44,690	$15,080	160
79	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$44,640	$33,480	50
80	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$44,620	$22,510	90
81	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$44,540	$29,930	70
82	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$44,500	$19,630	30
83	Peabody, Massachusetts	$44,310	$23,650	50
84	Fargo, North Dakota	$44,240	$30,850	60
85	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$44,230	$23,160	40
86	Springfield, Massachusetts	$44,150	$30,300	50
87	Salinas, California	$44,130	$27,070	40
88	Salisbury, Maryland	$44,120	$28,820	40
89	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$44,110	$29,970	240
90	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$44,070	$27,570	60
91	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$44,030	$29,850	70
92	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$43,910	$31,630	50
93	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$43,850	$30,310	80
94	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$43,840	$33,210	40
95	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$43,830	$33,340	60
96	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$43,790	$27,500	40
97	Wilmington, New Jersey	$43,580	$29,680	120
98	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$42,890	$27,570	90
99	Anchorage, Alaska	$42,860	$36,660	140
100	Medford, Oregon	$42,690	$35,550	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for travel agents.