SOC 39-7010 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Tour and Travel Guides

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$38,120

U.S. median hourly wage$18.33

U.S. employment53,500

Nationally, tour and travel guides earned a median of $38,120 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 53,500 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Tour and Travel Guides: pay and employment by state
State
Virgin Islands	$102,020	$49.05	50	1.7
Washington	$54,160	$26.04	1,420	0.4
District of Columbia	$49,210	$23.66	380	0.5
Wyoming	$47,020	$22.60	560	2.0
California	$46,000	$22.11	6,900	0.4
Hawaii	$45,940	$22.09	1,370	2.2
Vermont	$45,920	$22.08	140	0.5
Maine	$44,940	$21.61	270	0.4
New York	$44,450	$21.37	2,870	0.3
Alaska	$44,210	$21.25	1,660	5.1
Kansas	$43,700	$21.01	400	0.3
Colorado	$42,840	$20.59	2,150	0.7
Florida	$41,600	$20.00	2,720	0.3
New Hampshire	$41,600	$20.00	260	0.4
Maryland	$40,310	$19.38	510	0.2
Georgia	$40,190	$19.32	1,080	0.2
Montana	$40,100	$19.28	680	1.3
Minnesota	$39,650	$19.06	630	0.2
Nevada	$39,360	$18.92	620	0.4
Oregon	$39,260	$18.88	530	0.3
Utah	$38,540	$18.53	1,630	0.9
Rhode Island	$38,310	$18.42	210	0.4
Idaho	$37,960	$18.25	460	0.5
Massachusetts	$37,840	$18.19	1,760	0.5
Arizona	$37,560	$18.06	2,450	0.8
New Mexico	$37,080	$17.83	360	0.4
Illinois	$36,780	$17.68	1,090	0.2
New Jersey	$36,640	$17.61	390	0.1
Kentucky	$36,070	$17.34	1,010	0.5
North Dakota	$35,360	$17.00	90	0.2
South Carolina	$35,190	$16.92	660	0.3
South Dakota	$35,100	$16.88	440	1.0
Connecticut	$35,090	$16.87	220	0.1
Michigan	$35,090	$16.87	1,160	0.3
Arkansas	$34,290	$16.49	160	0.1
Tennessee	$33,760	$16.23	1,840	0.6
Delaware	$33,210	$15.97	330	0.7
Texas	$33,080	$15.90	2,250	0.2
Pennsylvania	$32,910	$15.82	1,970	0.3
Ohio	$32,800	$15.77	1,000	0.2
North Carolina	$32,570	$15.66	1,650	0.3
Oklahoma	$32,150	$15.46	350	0.2
Louisiana	$32,060	$15.42	580	0.3
Missouri	$31,980	$15.38	1,360	0.5
Alabama	$31,700	$15.24	410	0.2
Nebraska	$31,580	$15.18	340	0.3
Indiana	$31,030	$14.92	700	0.2
Wisconsin	$30,160	$14.50	910	0.3
West Virginia	$28,570	$13.74	270	0.4
Puerto Rico	$27,860	$13.40	490	0.5
Mississippi	$27,460	$13.20	150	0.1
Iowa	$22,490	$10.81	330	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 170 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Tour and Travel Guides: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$63,630	$30.59	870	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$59,330	$28.53	640	0.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$55,870	$26.86	30	0.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$54,550	$26.23	120	1.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$52,480	$25.23	970	0.4
Casper, WY	$51,120	$24.58	60	1.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$50,320	$24.19	540	0.2
Topeka, KS	$49,780	$23.93	30	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$49,540	$23.82	650	0.5
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$49,430	$23.76	260	3.6
Bozeman, MT	$49,080	$23.60	150	2.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$47,740	$22.95	280	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,170	$22.68	170	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$47,070	$22.63	150	0.5
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$46,920	$22.56	50	1.1
Salinas, CA	$46,130	$22.18	120	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$46,130	$22.18	1,280	0.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$45,620	$21.93	110	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$45,610	$21.93	2,180	0.2
Helena, MT	$45,140	$21.70	50	1.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$45,020	$21.64	40	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$44,830	$21.55	Not published	Not published
Anchorage, AK	$44,400	$21.34	620	3.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$44,270	$21.29	50	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$43,860	$21.09	700	1.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$43,800	$21.06	610	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$43,670	$21.00	120	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$43,650	$20.99	70	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$43,370	$20.85	860	0.5
Napa, CA	$43,280	$20.81	140	1.8
Jacksonville, FL	$42,870	$20.61	200	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$42,870	$20.61	2,360	0.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$42,530	$20.45	50	0.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$42,490	$20.43	70	0.2
Grand Junction, CO	$42,050	$20.22	50	0.7
Visalia, CA	$41,870	$20.13	30	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$41,770	$20.08	280	0.2
Springfield, IL	$41,660	$20.03	40	0.4
Fresno, CA	$40,980	$19.70	80	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$40,800	$19.62	40	0.2
Kingston, NY	$40,760	$19.60	30	0.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$40,450	$19.45	850	0.6
Bowling Green, KY	$40,330	$19.39	100	1.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$40,220	$19.34	140	0.3
Rochester, NY	$39,940	$19.20	130	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$39,650	$19.06	380	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$39,520	$19.00	560	0.5
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$39,360	$18.92	230	3.2
Monroe, LA	$39,260	$18.87	50	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$39,260	$18.88	200	0.2
St. George, UT	$39,260	$18.88	110	1.2
Santa Fe, NM	$39,100	$18.80	60	1.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$38,960	$18.73	100	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$38,880	$18.69	110	1.2
Fairbanks-College, AK	$38,730	$18.62	140	3.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$38,580	$18.55	130	0.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$38,580	$18.55	60	0.5
Asheville, NC	$38,450	$18.49	200	1.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$38,440	$18.48	1,290	0.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$38,310	$18.42	240	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$38,270	$18.40	250	0.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$38,090	$18.31	80	0.5
Bend, OR	$38,070	$18.30	70	0.6
Flagstaff, AZ	$37,980	$18.26	410	6.1
Boise City, ID	$37,960	$18.25	180	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$37,800	$18.17	460	0.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$37,650	$18.10	120	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$37,440	$18.00	260	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$37,420	$17.99	70	0.3
Richmond, VA	$37,350	$17.96	220	0.3
Greeley, CO	$37,220	$17.90	60	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$37,200	$17.88	330	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$37,140	$17.86	620	0.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$37,110	$17.84	580	0.5
Colorado Springs, CO	$37,080	$17.83	340	1.1
Ogden, UT	$37,080	$17.83	130	0.5
Columbus, OH	$37,030	$17.81	130	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$36,870	$17.73	840	0.2
Savannah, GA	$36,860	$17.72	140	0.7
Reno, NV	$36,480	$17.54	30	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$36,440	$17.52	40	0.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$36,430	$17.52	40	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$36,400	$17.50	320	0.4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$36,120	$17.37	50	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$36,100	$17.36	210	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$35,990	$17.30	670	0.2
Worcester, MA	$35,990	$17.30	100	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$35,770	$17.20	240	0.5
Rapid City, SD	$35,490	$17.06	120	1.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$35,430	$17.03	400	1.0
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$35,420	$17.03	60	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$35,370	$17.00	530	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$35,360	$17.00	100	0.2
Charlottesville, VA	$35,250	$16.95	80	0.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$35,160	$16.90	80	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$35,090	$16.87	200	0.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$35,090	$16.87	130	0.2
Winchester, VA-WV	$35,090	$16.87	50	0.7
Tulsa, OK	$35,040	$16.85	90	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$34,700	$16.69	190	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$34,630	$16.65	130	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$34,540	$16.61	60	0.1
New Haven, CT	$34,530	$16.60	40	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$34,420	$16.55	250	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$34,410	$16.54	80	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$34,370	$16.52	120	0.4
Springfield, MO	$34,300	$16.49	60	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$34,290	$16.49	1,060	0.4
Pittsfield, MA	$34,280	$16.48	120	2.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$34,220	$16.45	80	0.1
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$34,020	$16.36	40	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$33,940	$16.32	60	0.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$33,930	$16.31	50	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$33,700	$16.20	40	0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$33,510	$16.11	40	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$33,400	$16.06	300	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$33,340	$16.03	470	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$33,340	$16.03	330	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$33,210	$15.97	250	0.3
Lynchburg, VA	$33,120	$15.92	40	0.4
Gettysburg, PA	$32,910	$15.82	50	1.5
Montgomery, AL	$32,820	$15.78	50	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$32,800	$15.77	420	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$32,720	$15.73	200	0.4
Utica-Rome, NY	$32,720	$15.73	80	0.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$32,710	$15.73	80	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$32,690	$15.72	100	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$32,600	$15.67	120	0.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$32,220	$15.49	60	0.4
Springfield, MA	$32,150	$15.46	60	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$32,140	$15.45	80	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$31,980	$15.38	950	0.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$31,960	$15.37	30	0.2
Huntsville, AL	$31,660	$15.22	40	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$31,350	$15.07	90	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$31,280	$15.04	60	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$31,250	$15.03	470	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$31,200	$15.00	380	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$31,180	$14.99	80	0.2
Madison, WI	$31,170	$14.98	130	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$31,100	$14.95	100	0.4
Waco, TX	$31,080	$14.94	40	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$30,970	$14.89	30	0.1
Ocala, FL	$30,860	$14.84	50	0.4
Roanoke, VA	$30,720	$14.77	40	0.3
Toledo, OH	$30,720	$14.77	40	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$30,620	$14.72	180	0.2
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$30,610	$14.72	40	0.8
Columbia, SC	$30,320	$14.58	60	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$30,160	$14.50	340	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$30,160	$14.50	50	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$30,120	$14.48	170	0.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$30,030	$14.44	30	0.2
Eau Claire, WI	$30,010	$14.43	40	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$29,900	$14.38	110	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$29,780	$14.32	Not published	Not published
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$29,190	$14.03	250	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$28,790	$13.84	410	0.6
Corpus Christi, TX	$28,520	$13.71	40	0.2
Sandusky, OH	$28,070	$13.50	40	0.8
Terre Haute, IN	$27,490	$13.22	30	0.5
Mobile, AL	$26,450	$12.72	60	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$26,000	$12.50	190	0.3
Wheeling, WV-OH	$24,960	$12.00	30	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$24,220	$11.65	40	0.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$23,000	$11.06	40	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$22,490	$10.81	110	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	Not published	Not published	1,330	0.6
Reading, PA	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Tucson, AZ	Not published	Not published	280	0.7

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.