Tour and Travel Guides Salary in Alaska

Tour and travel guides in Alaska earn the most in Anchorage (average $47,450 a year) and the least in Fairbanks ($45,850), across the 2 Alaska metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the tour and travel guides average at $48,510 and the median at $44,210 for 1,660 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $43,720.

Tour and Travel Guides average salary by city in Alaska

Anchorage$47,450
Fairbanks$45,850

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Anchorage	$47,450	$44,400	$37,330	$40,306	105
Fairbanks	$45,850	$38,730	$33,510	$39,020	103

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Alaska has no state income tax; Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Tour and Travel Guides salary in other states

Tour and Travel Guides salary by city and state

More about pay in Alaska

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 39-7010.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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