The highest-paying states for reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks (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 reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $53,980, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks. It is followed by North Carolina (average annual salary $48,760). 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 reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $53,980 |
$36,440 | 80 |
| 2 | North Carolina | $48,760 |
$31,210 | 7,790 |
| 3 | Texas | $48,000 |
$30,630 | 21,610 |
| 4 | Georgia | $46,920 |
$28,340 | 5,820 |
| 5 | Utah | $46,830 |
$34,650 | 2,410 |
| 6 | Washington | $45,960 |
$34,780 | 2,270 |
| 7 | New Mexico | $45,560 |
$30,270 | 570 |
| 8 | Colorado | $44,800 |
$31,230 | 2,550 |
| 9 | Louisiana | $44,410 |
$23,250 | 310 |
| 10 | Kentucky | $43,430 |
$30,200 | 2,240 |
| 11 | Illinois | $42,650 |
$30,330 | 8,530 |
| 12 | New York | $41,170 |
$33,760 | 4,780 |
| 13 | Idaho | $40,330 |
$32,510 | 350 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | $39,580 |
$31,440 | 1,000 |
| 15 | Nevada | $38,300 |
$30,440 | 1,800 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $38,170 |
$28,720 | 2,190 |
| 17 | Maryland | $38,080 |
$30,230 | 920 |
| 18 | California | $37,850 |
$31,930 | 14,400 |
| 19 | Alaska | $37,580 |
$30,880 | 750 |
| 20 | Connecticut | $37,540 |
$30,890 | 360 |
| 21 | Missouri | $37,470 |
$26,600 | 1,040 |
| 22 | Massachusetts | $37,450 |
$31,310 | 1,520 |
| 23 | Virginia | $37,450 |
$29,840 | 2,770 |
| 24 | Wyoming | $37,260 |
$22,470 | 120 |
| 25 | Florida | $37,090 |
$29,270 | 12,790 |
| 26 | Oregon | $37,080 |
$31,560 | 870 |
| 27 | North Dakota | $37,020 |
$30,750 | 40 |
| 28 | Minnesota | $36,920 |
$34,130 | 1,950 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $36,820 |
$29,530 | 2,840 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $36,740 |
$29,820 | 200 |
| 31 | Arizona | $36,680 |
$28,980 | 2,830 |
| 32 | Vermont | $35,720 |
$31,230 | 200 |
| 33 | Indiana | $35,440 |
$25,640 | 310 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $35,060 |
$26,700 | 800 |
| 35 | Ohio | $34,730 |
$30,310 | 1,310 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | $34,350 |
$29,020 | 150 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $33,950 |
$28,750 | 1,230 |
| 38 | Arkansas | $33,950 |
$26,080 | 220 |
| 39 | Michigan | $33,890 |
$27,490 | 1,550 |
| 40 | Alabama | $33,560 |
$23,960 | 250 |
| 41 | Maine | $33,430 |
$28,320 | 270 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $33,290 |
$24,850 | 830 |
| 43 | Iowa | $33,060 |
$25,590 | 200 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $33,010 |
$22,690 | 880 |
| 45 | Montana | $32,660 |
$30,070 | 360 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $31,370 |
$25,810 | 150 |
| 47 | Delaware | $31,270 |
$21,600 | 50 |
| 48 | New Jersey | $29,940 |
$29,940 | 2,290 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $29,910 |
$21,020 | 90 |
| 50 | Guam | $28,810 |
$20,460 | 220 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $28,140 |
$16,010 | 160 |
| 52 | Kansas | $27,110 |
$23,330 | 140 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $25,790 |
$23,130 | 130 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,530 |
$18,590 | 670 |