The highest-paying states for 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 travel guides in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $54,290, Tennessee is the highest paying state for travel guides. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $54,010). 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 guides in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | $54,290 |
$26,760 | 50 |
| 2 | Alaska | $54,010 |
$48,710 | 0 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $53,920 |
$33,930 | 50 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $53,070 |
$18,900 | 30 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $50,430 |
$35,530 | 0 |
| 6 | Washington | $48,830 |
$32,970 | 190 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $46,660 |
$30,070 | 260 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $45,040 |
$33,300 | 130 |
| 9 | Nevada | $44,800 |
$27,660 | 0 |
| 10 | North Carolina | $40,160 |
$19,260 | 110 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $39,740 |
$23,520 | 80 |
| 12 | Illinois | $36,680 |
$25,400 | 110 |
| 13 | Iowa | $35,510 |
$25,500 | 50 |
| 14 | Texas | $35,110 |
$22,770 | 30 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $35,040 |
$26,320 | 60 |
| 16 | Florida | $34,390 |
$19,250 | 70 |
| 17 | Oregon | $33,850 |
$22,960 | 70 |
| 18 | California | $32,860 |
$24,670 | 410 |
| 19 | Virginia | $30,720 |
$22,610 | 0 |
| 20 | Michigan | $30,440 |
$17,700 | 30 |
| 21 | Colorado | $30,160 |
$22,200 | 0 |
| 22 | West Virginia | $29,180 |
$25,180 | 90 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $28,880 |
$21,470 | 70 |
| 24 | Maryland | $28,370 |
$25,340 | 0 |
| 25 | New York | $26,570 |
$19,870 | 170 |
| 26 | Montana | $25,920 |
$17,790 | 80 |
| 27 | Indiana | $24,020 |
$17,530 | 30 |
| 28 | Utah | $22,090 |
$16,690 | 140 |
| 29 | Mississippi | $19,800 |
$18,790 | 40 |
| 30 | Arizona | $19,260 |
$17,630 | 130 |
| 31 | Idaho | $18,900 |
$16,260 | 60 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $18,080 |
$16,320 | 0 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $17,730 |
$15,670 | 40 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of travel guides in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for travel guides, Top paying jobs in America.