39 Series · SOC 39-7010
Tour and Travel Guides Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $38,120
- Median / year
- +4%
- 2024→2025
- $60,930
- Top 10% earn
- +8.1%
- Growth '24–'34
- 53,500
- Estimated US jobs
Tour and Travel Guides earn a median of $38,120 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $38,120, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,520 (10th percentile) to $60,930 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 53,500 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Virgin Islands ($102,020).
The pay verdict
Tour and Travel Guides earn a median of $38,120, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 9% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Personal Care and Service, it ranks #17 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 8.1% by 2034.
- $38,120
- Median annual wage
- Top 91%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #17 of 32
- in Personal Care and Service
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Virgin Islands at $102,020. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Tour and Travel Guides moved from $27,600 in May 2019 to $38,120 in May 2025 (+38.1%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Tour and Travel Guides sits +13.7 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Tour and Travel Guides (SOC 39-7010) has a national median of $38,120 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $28,520 to $60,930, and the published mean is $43,720. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 53,500 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 52 state or territory areas and 240 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $36,660 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $38,120 in May 2025, a rise of $1,460 (+4%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +8.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as much faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 13,000 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Personal Care and Service Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Virgin Islands pays the highest state median at $102,020, which is +168% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $63,630. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$38,120
per year
Median Hourly
$18.33/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$43,720
average
Employment
53,500
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Tour and Travel Guides pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$38,120 Bottom 9% higher than 9% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 (this entry) | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$38,120 · 9th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 39-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Tour and Travel Guides; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Childcare Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.9%, Median annual wage $34980
- Amusement and Recrea…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $32150
- Recreation Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $36560
- Exercise Trainers an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.9%, Median annual wage $47160
- Hairdressers, Hairst…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $35790
- Animal Caretakers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.1%, Median annual wage $35360
- Manicurists and Pedi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7%, Median annual wage $35760
- Ushers, Lobby Attend…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.2%, Median annual wage $32910
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $48590
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.3%, Median annual wage $48560
- Residential Advisors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $42240
- Gambling Dealers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.6%, Median annual wage $34320
- Skincare Specialists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $45330
- Personal Care and Se…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $41600
- Tour and Travel Guides: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.1%, Median annual wage $38120
- Concierges: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.3%, Median annual wage $38950
- Funeral Attendants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $35680
- Baggage Porters and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $37080
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2%, Median annual wage $63820
- Morticians, Undertak…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $55010
- Animal Trainers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $39990
- Locker Room, Coatroo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $36300
- Barbers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $38210
- Gambling Service Wor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.6%, Median annual wage $36310
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+8.1%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
13,000
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+4,500
55,800 (2024) → 60,300 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Personal Care and Service Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
1.5/100K
Injury Rate
2/100
Danger Index
8.8/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Tour and Travel Guides pay history, 2017–2025
Published national median across 9 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $25,770 |
| 2018 | $26,570 |
| 2019 | $27,600 |
| 2020 | $29,460 |
| 2021 | $29,780 |
| 2022 | $34,440 |
| 2023 | $36,060 |
| 2024 | $36,660 |
| 2025 | $38,120 |
2017 median
$25,770
2025 median
$38,120
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$10,520 (+38.1%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+5.5%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | $25,770 | First banked release | 46,140 |
| May 2018 | $26,570 | +3.1% | 49,740 |
| May 2019 | $27,600 | Classification break | 48,710 |
| May 2020 | $29,460 | +6.7% | 38,030 |
| May 2021 | $29,780 | +1.1% | 30,980 |
| May 2022 | $34,440 | +15.6% | 41,180 |
| May 2023 | $36,060 | +4.7% | 46,760 |
| May 2024 | $36,660 | +1.7% | 49,010 |
| May 2025 | $38,120 | +4.0% | 53,500 |
Across the 9 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $25,770 in May 2017 to $38,120 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +5.5% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 48,710 in May 2019 to 53,500 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgin Islands | $102,020 | +168% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $54,160 | +42% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $49,210 | +29% above national |
| 4 | Wyoming | $47,020 | +23% above national |
| 5 | California | $46,000 | +21% above national |
| 6 | Hawaii | $45,940 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Vermont | $45,920 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Maine | $44,940 | +18% above national |
| 9 | New York | $44,450 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Alaska | $44,210 | +16% above national |
| 11 | Kansas | $43,700 | +15% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $42,840 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Florida | $41,600 | +9% above national |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $41,600 | +9% above national |
| 15 | Maryland | $40,310 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Georgia | $40,190 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Montana | $40,100 | +5% above national |
| 18 | Minnesota | $39,650 | +4% above national |
| 19 | Nevada | $39,360 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Oregon | $39,260 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Utah | $38,540 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $38,310 | same as national |
| 23 | Idaho | $37,960 | same as national |
| 24 | Massachusetts | $37,840 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Arizona | $37,560 | 1% below national |
| 26 | New Mexico | $37,080 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Illinois | $36,780 | 4% below national |
| 28 | New Jersey | $36,640 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Kentucky | $36,070 | 5% below national |
| 30 | North Dakota | $35,360 | 7% below national |
| 31 | South Carolina | $35,190 | 8% below national |
| 32 | South Dakota | $35,100 | 8% below national |
| 33 | Connecticut | $35,090 | 8% below national |
| 34 | Michigan | $35,090 | 8% below national |
| 35 | Arkansas | $34,290 | 10% below national |
| 36 | Tennessee | $33,760 | 11% below national |
| 37 | Delaware | $33,210 | 13% below national |
| 38 | Texas | $33,080 | 13% below national |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | $32,910 | 14% below national |
| 40 | Ohio | $32,800 | 14% below national |
| 41 | North Carolina | $32,570 | 15% below national |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $32,150 | 16% below national |
| 43 | Louisiana | $32,060 | 16% below national |
| 44 | Missouri | $31,980 | 16% below national |
| 45 | Alabama | $31,700 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Nebraska | $31,580 | 17% below national |
| 47 | Indiana | $31,030 | 19% below national |
| 48 | Wisconsin | $30,160 | 21% below national |
| 49 | West Virginia | $28,570 | 25% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $27,860 | 27% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $27,460 | 28% below national |
| 52 | Iowa | $22,490 | 41% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $63,630 | +67% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $59,330 | +56% above national |
| 3 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $55,870 | +47% above national |
| 4 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $54,550 | +43% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $52,480 | +38% above national |
| 6 | Casper, WY | $51,120 | +34% above national |
| 7 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,320 | +32% above national |
| 8 | Topeka, KS | $49,780 | +31% above national |
| 9 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $49,540 | +30% above national |
| 10 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $49,430 | +30% above national |
| 11 | Bozeman, MT | $49,080 | +29% above national |
| 12 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $47,740 | +25% above national |
| 13 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $47,170 | +24% above national |
| 14 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $47,070 | +23% above national |
| 15 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $46,920 | +23% above national |
| 16 | Salinas, CA | $46,130 | +21% above national |
| 17 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,130 | +21% above national |
| 18 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,620 | +20% above national |
| 19 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $45,610 | +20% above national |
| 20 | Helena, MT | $45,140 | +18% above national |
| 21 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $45,020 | +18% above national |
| 22 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $44,830 | +18% above national |
| 23 | Anchorage, AK | $44,400 | +16% above national |
| 24 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $44,270 | +16% above national |
| 25 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $43,860 | +15% above national |
| 26 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $43,800 | +15% above national |
| 27 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $43,670 | +15% above national |
| 28 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $43,650 | +15% above national |
| 29 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $43,370 | +14% above national |
| 30 | Napa, CA | $43,280 | +14% above national |
| 31 | Jacksonville, FL | $42,870 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $42,870 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $42,530 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $42,490 | +11% above national |
| 35 | Grand Junction, CO | $42,050 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Visalia, CA | $41,870 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $41,770 | +10% above national |
| 38 | Springfield, IL | $41,660 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Fresno, CA | $40,980 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $40,800 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Kingston, NY | $40,760 | +7% above national |
| 42 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $40,450 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Bowling Green, KY | $40,330 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $40,220 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Rochester, NY | $39,940 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $39,650 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $39,520 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $39,360 | +3% above national |
| 49 | Monroe, LA | $39,260 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $39,260 | +3% above national |
| 51 | St. George, UT | $39,260 | +3% above national |
| 52 | Santa Fe, NM | $39,100 | +3% above national |
| 53 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $38,960 | +2% above national |
| 54 | Barnstable Town, MA | $38,880 | +2% above national |
| 55 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $38,730 | +2% above national |
| 56 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $38,580 | +1% above national |
| 57 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $38,580 | +1% above national |
| 58 | Asheville, NC | $38,450 | +1% above national |
| 59 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $38,440 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $38,310 | same as national |
| 61 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $38,270 | same as national |
| 62 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $38,090 | same as national |
| 63 | Bend, OR | $38,070 | same as national |
| 64 | Flagstaff, AZ | $37,980 | same as national |
| 65 | Boise City, ID | $37,960 | same as national |
| 66 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $37,800 | 1% below national |
| 67 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $37,650 | 1% below national |
| 68 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $37,440 | 2% below national |
| 69 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $37,420 | 2% below national |
| 70 | Richmond, VA | $37,350 | 2% below national |
| 71 | Greeley, CO | $37,220 | 2% below national |
| 72 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,200 | 2% below national |
| 73 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $37,140 | 3% below national |
| 74 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $37,110 | 3% below national |
| 75 | Colorado Springs, CO | $37,080 | 3% below national |
| 76 | Ogden, UT | $37,080 | 3% below national |
| 77 | Columbus, OH | $37,030 | 3% below national |
| 78 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $36,870 | 3% below national |
| 79 | Savannah, GA | $36,860 | 3% below national |
| 80 | Reno, NV | $36,480 | 4% below national |
| 81 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $36,440 | 4% below national |
| 82 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $36,430 | 4% below national |
| 83 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $36,400 | 5% below national |
| 84 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $36,120 | 5% below national |
| 85 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $36,100 | 5% below national |
| 86 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $35,990 | 6% below national |
| 87 | Worcester, MA | $35,990 | 6% below national |
| 88 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $35,770 | 6% below national |
| 89 | Rapid City, SD | $35,490 | 7% below national |
| 90 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $35,430 | 7% below national |
| 91 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $35,420 | 7% below national |
| 92 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $35,370 | 7% below national |
| 93 | Albuquerque, NM | $35,360 | 7% below national |
| 94 | Charlottesville, VA | $35,250 | 8% below national |
| 95 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $35,160 | 8% below national |
| 96 | Ann Arbor, MI | $35,090 | 8% below national |
| 97 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $35,090 | 8% below national |
| 98 | Winchester, VA-WV | $35,090 | 8% below national |
| 99 | Tulsa, OK | $35,040 | 8% below national |
| 100 | Knoxville, TN | $34,700 | 9% below national |
| 101 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $34,630 | 9% below national |
| 102 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $34,540 | 9% below national |
| 103 | New Haven, CT | $34,530 | 9% below national |
| 104 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $34,420 | 10% below national |
| 105 | Birmingham, AL | $34,410 | 10% below national |
| 106 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $34,370 | 10% below national |
| 107 | Springfield, MO | $34,300 | 10% below national |
| 108 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $34,290 | 10% below national |
| 109 | Pittsfield, MA | $34,280 | 10% below national |
| 110 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $34,220 | 10% below national |
| 111 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $34,020 | 11% below national |
| 112 | Lafayette, LA | $33,940 | 11% below national |
| 113 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $33,930 | 11% below national |
| 114 | Duluth, MN-WI | $33,700 | 12% below national |
| 115 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $33,510 | 12% below national |
| 116 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $33,400 | 12% below national |
| 117 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $33,340 | 13% below national |
| 118 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $33,340 | 13% below national |
| 119 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $33,210 | 13% below national |
| 120 | Lynchburg, VA | $33,120 | 13% below national |
| 121 | Gettysburg, PA | $32,910 | 14% below national |
| 122 | Montgomery, AL | $32,820 | 14% below national |
| 123 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $32,800 | 14% below national |
| 124 | Omaha, NE-IA | $32,720 | 14% below national |
| 125 | Utica-Rome, NY | $32,720 | 14% below national |
| 126 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $32,710 | 14% below national |
| 127 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $32,690 | 14% below national |
| 128 | Wilmington, NC | $32,600 | 14% below national |
| 129 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $32,220 | 15% below national |
| 130 | Springfield, MA | $32,150 | 16% below national |
| 131 | Winston-Salem, NC | $32,140 | 16% below national |
| 132 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $31,980 | 16% below national |
| 133 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,960 | 16% below national |
| 134 | Huntsville, AL | $31,660 | 17% below national |
| 135 | Baton Rouge, LA | $31,350 | 18% below national |
| 136 | Fort Wayne, IN | $31,280 | 18% below national |
| 137 | Pittsburgh, PA | $31,250 | 18% below national |
| 138 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 139 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $31,180 | 18% below national |
| 140 | Madison, WI | $31,170 | 18% below national |
| 141 | Lancaster, PA | $31,100 | 18% below national |
| 142 | Waco, TX | $31,080 | 18% below national |
| 143 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $30,970 | 19% below national |
| 144 | Ocala, FL | $30,860 | 19% below national |
| 145 | Roanoke, VA | $30,720 | 19% below national |
| 146 | Toledo, OH | $30,720 | 19% below national |
| 147 | Cleveland, OH | $30,620 | 20% below national |
| 148 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $30,610 | 20% below national |
| 149 | Columbia, SC | $30,320 | 20% below national |
| 150 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $30,160 | 21% below national |
| 151 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $30,160 | 21% below national |
| 152 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $30,120 | 21% below national |
| 153 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $30,030 | 21% below national |
| 154 | Eau Claire, WI | $30,010 | 21% below national |
| 155 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $29,900 | 22% below national |
| 156 | Green Bay, WI | $29,780 | 22% below national |
| 157 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $29,190 | 23% below national |
| 158 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $28,790 | 24% below national |
| 159 | Corpus Christi, TX | $28,520 | 25% below national |
| 160 | Sandusky, OH | $28,070 | 26% below national |
| 161 | Terre Haute, IN | $27,490 | 28% below national |
| 162 | Mobile, AL | $26,450 | 31% below national |
| 163 | Oklahoma City, OK | $26,000 | 32% below national |
| 164 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $24,960 | 35% below national |
| 165 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $24,220 | 36% below national |
| 166 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $23,000 | 40% below national |
| 167 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $22,490 | 41% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 39 (Personal Care and Service Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
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SOC 39-5011
Showing 5 of 31 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
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- The 75th-percentile wage is about $47,700/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Virgin Islands leads at $102,020/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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