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Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks: pay and where the jobs are
What reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$44,390 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $49,630
- Median hourly wage
- $21.34
- Mean hourly wage
- $23.86
- Employment
- 118,710
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-4181.
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How much do reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks make?
The median annual wage for reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks was $44,390 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $32,140 and the highest-paid 10% more than $78,150. As an hourly rate, the median is $21.34. About 118,710 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Michigan ($60,220), Minnesota ($60,090) and California ($49,420). Michigan also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,140 | $15.45 | $2,678 | $2,334 |
| 25th percentile | $37,850 | $18.20 | $3,154 | $2,716 |
| Median | $44,390 | $21.34 | $3,699 | $3,154 |
| 75th percentile | $59,640 | $28.68 | $4,970 | $4,175 |
| 90th percentile | $78,150 | $37.57 | $6,513 | $5,317 |
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks: pay by state
52 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$50,156 take-home in national prices
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$48,301 take-home in national prices
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$43,979 take-home in national prices
Where a median reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerk paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,980 | $60,220 | $33,640 | $79,600 | $48,258 | $50,156 |
| Minnesota | 2,160 | $60,090 | $44,940 | $86,860 | $47,635 | $48,301 |
| California | 10,580 | $49,420 | $41,630 | $76,450 | $40,242 | $36,346 |
| Washington | 2,970 | $48,520 | $44,080 | $79,170 | $40,493 | $37,839 |
| Georgia | 5,880 | $47,860 | $37,990 | $76,880 | $38,996 | $40,497 |
| Illinois | 7,080 | $47,850 | $37,850 | $77,200 | $38,404 | $38,420 |
| New Mexico | 600 | $47,850 | $32,110 | $80,300 | $39,537 | $42,876 |
| Oklahoma | 920 | $47,340 | $40,860 | $81,050 | $38,633 | $43,979 |
| District of Columbia | 100 | $46,550 | $37,620 | $63,320 | $37,956 | $34,536 |
| Colorado | 3,650 | $45,960 | $38,410 | $79,520 | $37,593 | $36,479 |
| Alaska | 1,000 | $45,870 | $38,310 | $79,200 | $38,807 | $37,913 |
| Kentucky | 1,860 | $45,840 | $34,490 | $77,130 | $37,526 | $41,622 |
| Arizona | 3,020 | $45,710 | $34,740 | $77,980 | $38,159 | $37,902 |
| Rhode Island | 210 | $45,420 | $35,660 | $77,840 | $37,089 | $36,262 |
| Hawaii | 1,590 | $45,020 | $35,890 | $71,670 | $36,462 | $33,162 |
| North Carolina | 5,760 | $44,630 | $35,690 | $77,980 | $36,768 | $38,980 |
| Louisiana | 520 | $44,520 | $27,770 | $74,260 | $37,002 | $41,950 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,020 | $44,380 | $31,990 | $81,540 | $36,446 | $37,353 |
| Massachusetts | 1,560 | $44,230 | $40,750 | $62,640 | $35,524 | $33,590 |
| Virginia | 2,540 | $44,140 | $38,040 | $77,340 | $35,923 | $35,530 |
| South Carolina | 1,010 | $43,740 | $21,960 | $76,800 | $36,733 | $39,182 |
| Delaware | 70 | $43,140 | $37,120 | $60,310 | $34,953 | $35,020 |
| Montana | 480 | $43,110 | $26,430 | $73,430 | $35,549 | $37,561 |
| New York | 5,510 | $42,990 | $37,160 | $76,810 | $34,781 | $32,228 |
| Arkansas | 430 | $42,040 | $30,310 | $80,990 | $34,891 | $40,134 |
| Indiana | 550 | $41,400 | $34,810 | $76,830 | $34,253 | $36,701 |
| Nevada | 2,660 | $41,000 | $34,770 | $66,440 | $35,124 | $35,131 |
| New Hampshire | 150 | $40,920 | $37,240 | $54,930 | $35,059 | $33,657 |
| Maryland | 720 | $40,750 | $37,380 | $76,780 | $33,353 | $31,777 |
| Maine | 410 | $40,700 | $34,930 | $62,200 | $33,536 | $34,556 |
| Oregon | 1,340 | $40,570 | $35,360 | $71,180 | $32,057 | $31,014 |
| Missouri | 1,770 | $40,560 | $28,600 | $76,910 | $33,801 | $37,219 |
| Idaho | 420 | $40,230 | $33,610 | $79,770 | $33,481 | $35,061 |
| Florida | 14,740 | $39,490 | $32,130 | $78,620 | $33,910 | $32,791 |
| Connecticut | 510 | $39,380 | $34,880 | $71,180 | $32,328 | $31,201 |
| New Jersey | 2,780 | $38,780 | $38,780 | $76,910 | $32,372 | $29,753 |
| Utah | 3,260 | $38,660 | $36,330 | $77,530 | $32,223 | $32,593 |
| Tennessee | 1,410 | $38,530 | $35,750 | $81,020 | $33,139 | $36,071 |
| Vermont | 140 | $38,310 | $37,660 | $45,420 | $32,113 | $32,782 |
| Texas | 18,410 | $38,220 | $29,870 | $79,110 | $32,890 | $33,887 |
| Nebraska | 650 | $37,850 | $34,610 | $50,390 | $31,750 | $35,237 |
| Mississippi | 170 | $37,730 | $25,470 | $71,180 | $31,719 | $36,478 |
| Iowa | 200 | $36,880 | $30,490 | $75,790 | $31,063 | $35,395 |
| Alabama | 150 | $36,620 | $29,520 | $78,100 | $30,124 | $33,915 |
| Ohio | 1,200 | $36,070 | $33,940 | $78,300 | $30,621 | $33,006 |
| Wisconsin | 880 | $35,950 | $30,170 | $50,600 | $30,181 | $32,076 |
| South Dakota | 230 | $35,860 | $30,220 | $48,160 | $30,994 | $34,987 |
| Kansas | 180 | $34,940 | $30,360 | $53,070 | $29,101 | $32,310 |
| North Dakota | 150 | $34,870 | $34,520 | $52,010 | $30,198 | $33,946 |
| West Virginia | 100 | $34,030 | $27,350 | $42,400 | $28,668 | $32,033 |
| Virgin Islands | 300 | $29,030 | $28,330 | $47,640 | — | — |
| Guam | 220 | $27,230 | $22,770 | $51,380 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-4181. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.