The highest-paying states for baggage porters and bellhops (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 baggage porters and bellhops in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $41,670, New York is the highest paying state for baggage porters and bellhops. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $37,860). 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 baggage porters and bellhops in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $41,670 |
$29,610 | 3,270 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $37,860 |
$31,250 | 570 |
| 3 | Illinois | $36,780 |
$29,050 | 1,250 |
| 4 | Washington | $36,230 |
$31,180 | 360 |
| 5 | Colorado | $36,080 |
$28,420 | 820 |
| 6 | California | $35,710 |
$31,060 | 3,720 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $35,080 |
$31,820 | 270 |
| 8 | Oregon | $34,750 |
$29,040 | 250 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $34,350 |
$30,290 | 90 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $33,110 |
$23,100 | 910 |
| 11 | New Mexico | $32,160 |
$25,890 | 60 |
| 12 | Maryland | $32,160 |
$26,720 | 600 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $31,640 |
$27,040 | 580 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $30,830 |
$27,470 | 70 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $30,730 |
$20,900 | 650 |
| 16 | Arizona | $30,510 |
$27,690 | 720 |
| 17 | Kentucky | $30,130 |
$25,540 | 340 |
| 18 | Arkansas | $29,650 |
$22,880 | 30 |
| 19 | Virginia | $29,480 |
$23,590 | 400 |
| 20 | Vermont | $28,710 |
$28,500 | 60 |
| 21 | Michigan | $28,350 |
$22,410 | 400 |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $28,300 |
$25,480 | 50 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $28,210 |
$25,920 | 320 |
| 24 | Utah | $28,150 |
$21,520 | 140 |
| 25 | Texas | $28,140 |
$17,180 | 1,450 |
| 26 | Florida | $28,070 |
$21,620 | 3,620 |
| 27 | Nevada | $27,940 |
$20,730 | 1,980 |
| 28 | Maine | $27,860 |
$27,350 | 50 |
| 29 | Iowa | $26,970 |
$24,790 | 60 |
| 30 | Delaware | $26,370 |
$19,720 | 40 |
| 31 | Georgia | $26,300 |
$18,570 | 400 |
| 32 | Missouri | $26,240 |
$23,190 | 270 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $25,930 |
$25,070 | 70 |
| 34 | Virgin Islands | $25,330 |
$23,690 | 60 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $25,020 |
$20,180 | 40 |
| 36 | Alabama | $25,010 |
$18,820 | 110 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $24,820 |
$20,110 | 450 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $24,800 |
$20,740 | 30 |
| 39 | Montana | $24,630 |
$24,170 | 30 |
| 40 | North Dakota | $24,430 |
$19,130 | 90 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | $24,230 |
$24,230 | 30 |
| 42 | Alaska | $24,000 |
$23,680 | 100 |
| 43 | Idaho | $23,270 |
$22,060 | 100 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $23,130 |
$18,820 | 110 |
| 45 | Indiana | $23,090 |
$16,640 | 110 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | $22,520 |
$18,720 | 40 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $21,800 |
$19,460 | 500 |
| 48 | Ohio | $21,650 |
$19,340 | 140 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $21,570 |
$18,410 | 360 |
| 50 | Tennessee | $20,990 |
$16,990 | 390 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $20,710 |
$17,310 | 170 |
| 52 | Kansas | $20,310 |
$17,360 | 40 |
| 53 | Guam | $20,030 |
$19,780 | 50 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,850 |
$17,680 | 180 |