Travel Agents Salary in the US
A travel agents earns a national median of $50,160 a year (mean $54,660) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #549 of 825.
How much does a travel agents earn in the US?
A travel agents in the United States earns a median of $50,160 a year (mean $54,660), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 2% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 55,110 people work in this occupation (SOC 41-3041), ranked #549 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$50,160
per year
Mean
$54,660
per year
Employment
55,110
US workers
National rank
#549
of 825 by median
What a travel agents earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a travel agents (SOC 41-3041) earns a median annual wage of $50,160 and a mean (average) of $54,660. The median is the midpoint — half of travel agents earn more and half earn less — and is 2% 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 travel agents in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for travel agents is $50,160, and the mean (average) is $54,660. The median is the midpoint — half of travel agents earn more and half earn less.
- How does travel agents pay compare to the US average?
- At $50,160, a travel agents earns 2% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many travel agents are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 55,110 travel agents employed nationally (SOC 41-3041), across all industries.
- Where does this travel agents 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 41-3041. 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 41-3041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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