The highest-paying states for travel agents (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 agents in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,230, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for travel agents. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $58,520). 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 agents 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 | $60,230 |
$46,180 | 300 |
| 2 | Washington | $58,520 |
$40,940 | 1,060 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $54,420 |
$39,220 | 240 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $50,780 |
$33,770 | 1,600 |
| 5 | New Mexico | $48,820 |
$25,580 | 100 |
| 6 | California | $48,580 |
$32,360 | 4,930 |
| 7 | Wyoming | $47,500 |
$30,370 | 50 |
| 8 | Michigan | $47,440 |
$30,530 | 1,130 |
| 9 | Indiana | $47,300 |
$30,000 | 670 |
| 10 | New York | $46,980 |
$35,990 | 2,820 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $46,900 |
$32,330 | 810 |
| 12 | Missouri | $46,810 |
$29,010 | 890 |
| 13 | Vermont | $46,760 |
$29,760 | 50 |
| 14 | Montana | $46,760 |
$31,270 | 140 |
| 15 | Kentucky | $46,740 |
$15,720 | 160 |
| 16 | Louisiana | $46,420 |
$19,920 | 190 |
| 17 | North Carolina | $46,340 |
$27,610 | 1,010 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $46,280 |
$33,700 | 320 |
| 19 | Idaho | $46,110 |
$27,410 | 230 |
| 20 | Arizona | $46,010 |
$29,330 | 1,040 |
| 21 | Hawaii | $45,910 |
$30,830 | 260 |
| 22 | Tennessee | $45,540 |
$21,870 | 510 |
| 23 | Illinois | $45,480 |
$26,520 | 1,740 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $45,420 |
$15,840 | 1,130 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $45,390 |
$31,230 | 750 |
| 26 | Utah | $45,290 |
$29,200 | 600 |
| 27 | Colorado | $45,210 |
$32,490 | 1,330 |
| 28 | New Jersey | $44,830 |
$27,610 | 880 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $44,790 |
$35,450 | 140 |
| 30 | Alabama | $43,880 |
$30,880 | 320 |
| 31 | Alaska | $42,420 |
$36,660 | 200 |
| 32 | Maryland | $41,120 |
$28,820 | 580 |
| 33 | Arkansas | $40,770 |
$31,870 | 150 |
| 34 | Iowa | $40,760 |
$29,910 | 290 |
| 35 | Texas | $39,990 |
$29,170 | 3,240 |
| 36 | Delaware | $39,550 |
$28,230 | 120 |
| 37 | Oregon | $39,200 |
$28,120 | 660 |
| 38 | Florida | $38,770 |
$24,730 | 9,000 |
| 39 | Georgia | $38,590 |
$24,800 | 1,890 |
| 40 | Kansas | $38,570 |
$26,160 | 220 |
| 41 | Virginia | $38,480 |
$22,850 | 690 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $38,200 |
$27,730 | 360 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $36,700 |
$22,450 | 210 |
| 44 | Rhode Island | $36,400 |
$30,520 | 210 |
| 45 | Nevada | $36,240 |
$35,270 | 800 |
| 46 | Ohio | $36,070 |
$30,470 | 1,060 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $35,370 |
$28,710 | 590 |
| 48 | North Dakota | $32,140 |
$30,640 | 250 |
| 49 | Maine | $31,820 |
$29,430 | 80 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $27,980 |
$24,280 | 280 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $27,620 |
$20,830 | 60 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $27,500 |
$21,540 | 40 |
| 53 | Guam | $26,760 |
$24,510 | 30 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $23,590 |
$18,400 | 400 |