39 Series · SOC 39-6011

Baggage Porters and Bellhops

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$36,020

per year

Median Hourly

$17.32/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$36,960

average

Employment

31,220

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$25,480$29,830$36,020$40,780$48,490
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$12.25$14.34$17.32$19.61$23.31
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$25,480

25th Percentile

$29,830

Median

$36,020

75th Percentile

$40,780

90th Percentile

$48,490

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New York $45,200 +25% above national
2 Kentucky $42,480 +18% above national
3 Massachusetts $42,240 +17% above national
4 Washington $39,310 +9% above national
5 District of Columbia $39,140 +9% above national
6 Wyoming $39,060 +8% above national
7 California $38,910 +8% above national
8 Oregon $38,840 +8% above national
9 New Jersey $38,650 +7% above national
10 Illinois $38,560 +7% above national
11 Colorado $37,490 +4% above national
12 Hawaii $37,440 +4% above national
13 Virginia $36,270 +1% above national
14 Vermont $35,610 1% below national
15 Arizona $35,200 2% below national
16 Connecticut $34,840 3% below national
17 Alaska $34,660 4% below national
18 Maryland $33,920 6% below national
19 Nevada $33,500 7% below national
20 Missouri $33,350 7% below national
21 Utah $32,530 10% below national
22 Wisconsin $32,050 11% below national
23 Georgia $31,510 13% below national
24 Pennsylvania $31,510 13% below national
25 Minnesota $31,030 14% below national
26 Texas $30,980 14% below national
27 Michigan $30,320 16% below national
28 Maine $30,190 16% below national
29 North Carolina $29,410 18% below national
30 South Dakota $29,410 18% below national
31 Montana $29,260 19% below national
32 Florida $29,050 19% below national
33 Delaware $28,600 21% below national
34 Indiana $28,580 21% below national
35 Nebraska $27,930 22% below national
36 New Mexico $27,270 24% below national
37 Alabama $26,920 25% below national
38 Ohio $26,760 26% below national
39 Virgin Islands $26,370 27% below national
40 South Carolina $26,170 27% below national
41 Tennessee $26,160 27% below national
42 Idaho $25,650 29% below national
43 Louisiana $25,320 30% below national
44 West Virginia $23,010 36% below national
45 Mississippi $22,270 38% below national
46 Oklahoma $21,310 41% below national
47 Puerto Rico $19,860 45% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $49,130 +36% above national
2 Kingston, NY $48,220 +34% above national
3 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $44,350 +23% above national
4 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $43,830 +22% above national
5 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $42,640 +18% above national
6 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $42,450 +18% above national
7 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $40,830 +13% above national
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $40,110 +11% above national
9 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $39,690 +10% above national
10 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $39,310 +9% above national
11 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $39,060 +8% above national
12 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $39,020 +8% above national
13 Salinas, CA $38,650 +7% above national
14 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $38,560 +7% above national
15 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $38,460 +7% above national
16 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $37,490 +4% above national
17 Napa, CA $37,460 +4% above national
18 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,440 +4% above national
19 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,440 +4% above national
20 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $37,360 +4% above national
21 Colorado Springs, CO $37,090 +3% above national
22 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $37,090 +3% above national
23 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $36,970 +3% above national
24 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $36,900 +2% above national
25 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $36,840 +2% above national
26 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $36,690 +2% above national
27 Urban Honolulu, HI $36,660 +2% above national
28 Kansas City, MO-KS $36,620 +2% above national
29 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $36,190 same as national
30 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $36,050 same as national
31 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $35,520 1% below national
32 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $35,270 2% below national
33 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $35,250 2% below national
34 Lexington-Fayette, KY $34,870 3% below national
35 Portland-South Portland, ME $34,670 4% below national
36 Anchorage, AK $34,660 4% below national
37 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $34,370 5% below national
38 Syracuse, NY $34,300 5% below national
39 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $34,160 5% below national
40 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $34,120 5% below national
41 Rochester, NY $34,080 5% below national
42 Madison, WI $34,070 5% below national
43 Tucson, AZ $33,910 6% below national
44 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $33,900 6% below national
45 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $33,890 6% below national
46 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $33,610 7% below national
47 St. Louis, MO-IL $33,290 8% below national
48 Santa Fe, NM $33,120 8% below national
49 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $32,100 11% below national
50 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $32,050 11% below national
51 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $32,010 11% below national
52 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $32,000 11% below national
53 Lake Charles, LA $31,810 12% below national
54 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $31,760 12% below national
55 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,570 12% below national
56 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,560 12% below national
57 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $31,290 13% below national
58 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $31,290 13% below national
59 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $31,200 13% below national
60 Knoxville, TN $31,140 14% below national
61 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $29,910 17% below national
62 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $29,910 17% below national
63 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $29,410 18% below national
64 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $29,320 19% below national
65 Greensboro-High Point, NC $29,320 19% below national
66 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $29,300 19% below national
67 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $29,260 19% below national
68 Raleigh-Cary, NC $29,130 19% below national
69 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $28,980 20% below national
70 Pittsburgh, PA $28,900 20% below national
71 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $28,450 21% below national
72 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $28,450 21% below national
73 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $28,380 21% below national
74 Jacksonville, FL $28,320 21% below national
75 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $28,180 22% below national
76 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $28,080 22% below national
77 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $27,980 22% below national
78 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $27,090 25% below national
79 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $26,900 25% below national
80 Asheville, NC $26,600 26% below national
81 Albuquerque, NM $26,460 27% below national
82 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $26,200 27% below national
83 Reno, NV $26,110 28% below national
84 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $25,820 28% below national
85 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $25,710 29% below national
86 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,480 29% below national
87 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $25,320 30% below national
88 Cleveland, OH $24,730 31% below national
89 Tulsa, OK $24,720 31% below national
90 Baton Rouge, LA $23,660 34% below national
91 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $22,210 38% below national
92 Boise City, ID $22,100 39% below national
93 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $21,480 40% below national
94 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $20,360 43% below national
95 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $19,870 45% below national
96 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $16,900 53% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.