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Tour and Travel Guides
Full tour and travel guides overview →U.S. mean $43,720 · median $38,120
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #1 | $70,860 | $37,560 | $34 | +62.1% | $31,680–$62,020 |
| Washington | #2 | $56,820 | $54,160 | $27 | +30% | $37,540–$76,790 |
| District of Columbia | #3 | $52,460 | $49,210 | $25 | +20% | $36,940–$76,790 |
| Vermont | #4 | $51,440 | $45,920 | $25 | +17.7% | $40,070–$65,250 |
| New York | #5 | $50,890 | $44,450 | $24 | +16.4% | $34,220–$85,740 |
| California | #6 | $49,180 | $46,000 | $24 | +12.5% | $36,500–$66,220 |
| Georgia | #7 | $49,040 | $40,190 | $24 | +12.2% | $28,430–$79,510 |
| Alaska | #8 | $48,510 | $44,210 | $23 | +11% | $33,410–$58,890 |
| Hawaii | #9 | $47,270 | $45,940 | $23 | +8.1% | $31,040–$59,870 |
| Wyoming | #10 | $46,880 | $47,020 | $23 | +7.2% | $23,580–$61,460 |
| Rhode Island | #11 | $46,710 | $38,310 | $22 | +6.8% | $32,270–$96,450 |
| New Jersey | #12 | $46,570 | $36,640 | $22 | +6.5% | $32,220–$80,800 |
| New Hampshire | #13 | $46,430 | $41,600 | $22 | +6.2% | $30,010–$61,790 |
| South Carolina | #14 | $44,790 | $35,190 | $22 | +2.4% | $22,770–$60,370 |
| Maine | #15 | $44,250 | $44,940 | $21 | +1.2% | $32,910–$55,240 |
| Florida | #16 | $44,060 | $41,600 | $21 | +0.8% | $30,520–$64,340 |
| Colorado | #17 | $43,520 | $42,840 | $21 | -0.5% | $31,380–$55,600 |
| Oregon | #18 | $43,170 | $39,260 | $21 | -1.3% | $30,920–$64,620 |
| Connecticut | #19 | $42,990 | $35,090 | $21 | -1.7% | $34,010–$62,330 |
| Kansas | #20 | $42,120 | $43,700 | $20 | -3.7% | $30,900–$57,790 |
| Utah | #21 | $42,080 | $38,540 | $20 | -3.8% | $31,130–$57,930 |
| Louisiana | #22 | $41,200 | $32,060 | $20 | -5.8% | $21,310–$78,000 |
| Maryland | #23 | $40,630 | $40,310 | $20 | -7.1% | $31,200–$47,670 |
| Massachusetts | #24 | $40,620 | $37,840 | $20 | -7.1% | $33,510–$50,960 |
| Minnesota | #25 | $40,600 | $39,650 | $20 | -7.1% | $31,230–$46,040 |
| Idaho | #26 | $40,470 | $37,960 | $19 | -7.4% | $23,920–$58,090 |
| New Mexico | #27 | $40,370 | $37,080 | $19 | -7.7% | $26,030–$62,770 |
| Montana | #28 | $39,800 | $40,100 | $19 | -9% | $23,770–$59,280 |
| North Dakota | #29 | $39,410 | $35,360 | $19 | -9.9% | $32,610–$47,840 |
| Nevada | #30 | $39,300 | $39,360 | $19 | -10.1% | $29,870–$50,500 |
| Texas | #31 | $38,680 | $33,080 | $19 | -11.5% | $23,600–$63,910 |
| Illinois | #32 | $38,420 | $36,780 | $18 | -12.1% | $31,200–$45,930 |
| Kentucky | #33 | $37,680 | $36,070 | $18 | -13.8% | $28,090–$47,690 |
| South Dakota | #34 | $37,640 | $35,100 | $18 | -13.9% | $29,780–$46,080 |
| Michigan | #35 | $36,650 | $35,090 | $18 | -16.2% | $28,130–$47,250 |
| Pennsylvania | #36 | $36,500 | $32,910 | $18 | -16.5% | $23,390–$53,540 |
| Wisconsin | #37 | $36,440 | $30,160 | $18 | -16.7% | $26,250–$54,530 |
| Arkansas | #38 | $36,240 | $34,290 | $17 | -17.1% | $26,060–$47,980 |
| Tennessee | #39 | $36,040 | $33,760 | $17 | -17.6% | $28,320–$43,130 |
| Missouri | #40 | $35,870 | $31,980 | $17 | -18% | $29,470–$48,120 |
| Delaware | #41 | $35,570 | $33,210 | $17 | -18.6% | $31,200–$38,140 |
| Nebraska | #42 | $34,400 | $31,580 | $17 | -21.3% | $28,080–$46,020 |
| North Carolina | #43 | $34,290 | $32,570 | $16 | -21.6% | $22,660–$47,020 |
| West Virginia | #44 | $34,140 | $28,570 | $16 | -21.9% | $21,700–$49,910 |
| Ohio | #45 | $33,430 | $32,800 | $16 | -23.5% | $22,400–$47,110 |
| Oklahoma | #46 | $33,140 | $32,150 | $16 | -24.2% | $18,690–$46,620 |
| Indiana | #47 | $31,970 | $31,030 | $15 | -26.9% | $19,290–$41,080 |
| Alabama | #48 | $31,620 | $31,700 | $15 | -27.7% | $24,110–$41,040 |
| Mississippi | #49 | $29,200 | $27,460 | $14 | -33.2% | $21,030–$41,660 |
| Iowa | #50 | $28,730 | $22,490 | $14 | -34.3% | $20,800–$43,000 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.