The highest-paying states for tour and 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 tour and travel guides in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $54,090, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for tour and travel guides. It is followed by Wyoming (average annual salary $45,980). 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 tour and travel guides 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 | $54,090 |
$40,870 | 180 |
| 2 | Wyoming | $45,980 |
$32,080 | 300 |
| 3 | New York | $41,310 |
$29,620 | 1,250 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $40,960 |
$26,690 | 810 |
| 5 | Alaska | $40,250 |
$32,460 | 700 |
| 6 | Texas | $38,430 |
$21,590 | 1,770 |
| 7 | Arizona | $38,180 |
$29,990 | 1,270 |
| 8 | Washington | $37,810 |
$33,500 | 960 |
| 9 | Colorado | $37,650 |
$30,380 | 2,020 |
| 10 | California | $37,440 |
$31,590 | 6,170 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $36,940 |
$29,640 | 1,030 |
| 12 | Nevada | $36,140 |
$28,980 | 490 |
| 13 | Maine | $36,020 |
$28,530 | 280 |
| 14 | Kentucky | $35,750 |
$26,570 | 700 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $35,380 |
$25,750 | 250 |
| 16 | Maryland | $35,340 |
$27,390 | 430 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $34,890 |
$29,730 | 390 |
| 18 | Florida | $34,880 |
$22,800 | 1,880 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $33,430 |
$28,600 | 200 |
| 20 | Illinois | $33,280 |
$24,960 | 780 |
| 21 | Virgin Islands | $33,280 |
$31,200 | 190 |
| 22 | Oregon | $32,920 |
$28,140 | 480 |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $32,830 |
$30,160 | 100 |
| 24 | Delaware | $32,810 |
$22,520 | 190 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $32,280 |
$18,580 | 1,310 |
| 26 | Vermont | $32,160 |
$29,590 | 190 |
| 27 | South Dakota | $31,990 |
$23,540 | 320 |
| 28 | Tennessee | $31,540 |
$20,330 | 1,620 |
| 29 | Georgia | $31,350 |
$19,820 | 660 |
| 30 | Indiana | $31,320 |
$20,190 | 430 |
| 31 | Virginia | $30,820 |
$22,880 | 1,630 |
| 32 | Utah | $30,420 |
$22,590 | 1,420 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $30,110 |
$21,230 | 1,740 |
| 34 | Alabama | $29,850 |
$19,150 | 390 |
| 35 | North Dakota | $29,440 |
$27,040 | 80 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $29,270 |
$22,940 | 270 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $28,870 |
$23,920 | 370 |
| 38 | Montana | $28,710 |
$22,200 | 390 |
| 39 | Louisiana | $28,660 |
$20,840 | 910 |
| 40 | New Jersey | $28,380 |
$27,040 | 420 |
| 41 | Missouri | $27,320 |
$23,370 | 1,800 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $27,210 |
$21,900 | 710 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $27,010 |
$19,050 | 420 |
| 44 | Michigan | $26,290 |
$21,760 | 760 |
| 45 | Ohio | $26,130 |
$24,160 | 990 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $26,110 |
$20,320 | 200 |
| 47 | Nebraska | $25,980 |
$23,040 | 100 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $25,940 |
$19,830 | 390 |
| 49 | Kansas | $25,000 |
$21,040 | 70 |
| 50 | Iowa | $24,380 |
$20,160 | 220 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $21,940 |
$18,990 | 200 |
| 52 | Idaho | $21,920 |
$16,950 | 530 |
| 53 | Guam | $21,270 |
$19,250 | 100 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,870 |
$18,050 | 420 |