The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of travel agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $40,380 | -28.75% | -5.62% |
| 2016 | $51,990 | 2.14% | - |
| 2015 | $50,880 | 1.14% | - |
| 2014 | $50,300 | 18.43% | - |
| 2013 | $41,030 | -3.95% | - |
| 2012 | $42,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,380 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Barnstable Town.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Peabody | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Barnstable Town |