Tour and Travel Guides Salary in California

Ranked #6 of 50 · CA

12.5% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $49,180 ≈ $24/hr
Median annual salary $46,000
Employment 6,900

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $36,500P25 $38,770 Median $46,000P75 $57,510P90 $66,220

About 80% of tour and travel guidess in California earn between $36,500 and $66,220. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

California
$49,180
U.S. average
$43,720

The mean tour and travel guides salary in California is $49,180, about 12.5% above the U.S. average ($43,720). That works out to roughly $24/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in California

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $59,330 $60,710 640
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $54,550 $51,430 120
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,080 $58,180 40
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $52,480 $54,340 970
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $47,740 $47,310 280
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $47,170 $48,320 170
Salinas, CA $46,130 $45,760 120
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $45,620 $49,770 110

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