Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Travel Agent is a professional role in the Sales job family, focused on Travel Agent work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Travel Agents do
Typical education: Associate's Degree
Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.
Record and maintain information on clients, vendors, and travel packages.
Top skills:Service OrientationActive ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionSocial PerceptivenessPersuasion
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Travel Agent salary by industry
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
46,080 workers
$56,000
Management of Companies and Enterprises
2,690 workers
$63,500
Sectors 48 and 49 – Transportation and Warehousing
2,130 workers
$50,000
Finance and Insurance
2,130 workers
$59,000
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
820 workers
$60,000
Accommodation and Food Services
460 workers
$50,000
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
200 workers
$64,000
Other Services (except Public Administration)
80 workers
$56,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Travel Agent pays 50% below the average across 932 roles in the Sales job family (family average $114,000).
