Baggage Porters and Bellhops Salary in the US
A baggage porters and bellhops earns a national median of $37,080 a year (mean $38,570) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #774 of 825.
How much does a baggage porters and bellhops earn in the US?
A baggage porters and bellhops in the United States earns a median of $37,080 a year (mean $38,570), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 27% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 28,510 people work in this occupation (SOC 39-6011), ranked #774 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$37,080
per year
Mean
$38,570
per year
Employment
28,510
US workers
National rank
#774
of 825 by median
What a baggage porters and bellhops earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a baggage porters and bellhops (SOC 39-6011) earns a median annual wage of $37,080 and a mean (average) of $38,570. The median is the midpoint — half of baggage porters and bellhops earn more and half earn less — and is 27% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a baggage porters and bellhops in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for baggage porters and bellhops is $37,080, and the mean (average) is $38,570. The median is the midpoint — half of baggage porters and bellhops earn more and half earn less.
- How does baggage porters and bellhops pay compare to the US average?
- At $37,080, a baggage porters and bellhops earns 27% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many baggage porters and bellhops are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 28,510 baggage porters and bellhops employed nationally (SOC 39-6011), across all industries.
- Where does this baggage porters and bellhops salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 39-6011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 39-6011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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