Highest-paying Cities for Travel Guides

The top 34 highest paying cities for travel guides (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 guides in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $58,460, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is the highest paying city for travel guides. It is followed by Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (average annual salary $57,850). 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 guides in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 34 Highest-paying cities/areas for Travel Guides

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$58,460	$23,110	n/a
2	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$57,850	$22,930	n/a
3	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$51,580	$37,130	n/a
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$48,430	$24,950	60
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$48,430	$24,950	60
6	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$46,080	$30,160	240
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,830	$29,250	190
8	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$45,620	$17,970	n/a
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$44,250	$37,810	n/a
10	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$44,250	$37,810	n/a
11	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$43,730	$39,340	n/a
12	Asheville, North Carolina	$38,980	$18,080	40
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$38,580	$27,110	120
14	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$36,570	$26,240	50
15	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$34,670	$20,220	40
16	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$34,420	$26,060	360
17	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$34,390	$23,960	n/a
18	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$33,920	$23,360	n/a
19	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$33,880	$22,840	n/a
20	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$33,880	$22,840	30
21	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$33,830	$27,100	n/a
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$33,210	$18,350	30
23	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$32,530	$22,290	n/a
24	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$32,300	$22,360	40
25	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$31,510	$25,950	60
26	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$31,510	$25,950	60
27	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$31,030	$20,560	140
28	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$29,340	$21,390	50
29	Honolulu, Hawaii	$28,390	$21,760	40
30	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$27,880	$25,130	n/a
31	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$27,250	$18,190	n/a
32	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$26,600	$20,570	n/a
33	Tucson, Arizona	$22,490	$19,080	30
34	Flagstaff, Arizona	$18,740	$17,540	90

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for travel guides.