The highest-paying states for tour guides and escorts (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 guides and escorts in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $41,950, Wyoming is the highest paying state for tour guides and escorts. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $32,670). 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 guides and escorts in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | $41,950 |
$18,100 | 240 |
| 2 | Alaska | $32,670 |
$22,380 | 680 |
| 3 | Washington | $32,330 |
$21,990 | 1,150 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $32,010 |
$22,780 | 500 |
| 5 | Nevada | $31,440 |
$25,050 | 460 |
| 6 | Colorado | $30,720 |
$19,850 | 1,340 |
| 7 | California | $29,640 |
$20,820 | 4,580 |
| 8 | New Mexico | $28,490 |
$17,470 | 270 |
| 9 | Montana | $27,980 |
$20,510 | 120 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $27,930 |
$19,940 | 1,340 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $26,480 |
$17,280 | 1,600 |
| 12 | Illinois | $25,660 |
$18,770 | 840 |
| 13 | Ohio | $25,650 |
$17,940 | 710 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $25,290 |
$19,760 | 720 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $25,080 |
$20,320 | 390 |
| 16 | Oregon | $25,050 |
$19,960 | 210 |
| 17 | Utah | $24,980 |
$18,120 | 980 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $24,560 |
$20,810 | 1,690 |
| 19 | Arizona | $24,450 |
$18,180 | 1,130 |
| 20 | New Jersey | $24,410 |
$18,940 | 340 |
| 21 | Florida | $24,380 |
$18,530 | 1,790 |
| 22 | Arkansas | $23,880 |
$18,430 | 170 |
| 23 | Connecticut | $23,870 |
$20,120 | 270 |
| 24 | Delaware | $23,860 |
$18,330 | 250 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $23,800 |
$17,060 | 180 |
| 26 | Virginia | $23,660 |
$17,720 | 1,450 |
| 27 | Virgin Islands | $23,620 |
$20,460 | 130 |
| 28 | South Dakota | $23,520 |
$18,780 | 410 |
| 29 | New York | $23,490 |
$19,120 | 2,470 |
| 30 | West Virginia | $23,480 |
$18,660 | 100 |
| 31 | Vermont | $23,450 |
$20,520 | 150 |
| 32 | Kansas | $23,440 |
$16,750 | 140 |
| 33 | Mississippi | $23,360 |
$19,620 | 140 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $23,330 |
$18,430 | 320 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $23,310 |
$17,580 | 830 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $23,280 |
$16,830 | 680 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $22,710 |
$16,650 | 850 |
| 38 | Texas | $22,610 |
$16,810 | 2,050 |
| 39 | Missouri | $22,360 |
$17,960 | 920 |
| 40 | Georgia | $22,230 |
$16,880 | 850 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $22,090 |
$16,850 | 490 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $21,700 |
$18,930 | 130 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $21,230 |
$16,540 | 970 |
| 44 | Maryland | $21,160 |
$17,780 | 380 |
| 45 | Maine | $20,930 |
$16,940 | 90 |
| 46 | Indiana | $20,750 |
$16,430 | 490 |
| 47 | Michigan | $20,080 |
$18,170 | 1,100 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $19,680 |
$16,360 | 1,050 |
| 49 | Iowa | $19,620 |
$16,320 | 220 |
| 50 | Alabama | $19,450 |
$16,160 | 330 |
| 51 | Guam | $19,190 |
$17,870 | 150 |
| 52 | Idaho | $18,780 |
$16,320 | 90 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $18,490 |
$16,120 | 570 |
| 54 | North Dakota | $18,420 |
$16,190 | 120 |