Hot Travel Jobs conducts a yearly survey for Job-Seekers/Employees to get a perspective on their experiences in compensation as well as job experiences. This is the first year that compensation was measured.
Over 700 travel professional took part in the 2016 survey with over 85% of respondents volunteering compensation information.
The compensation was broken down by national average and then by region.
The following is the average national salary and respectively the breakdown by geographic regions.
| Leisure Travel Agents Nationwide |
$46,101.00 |
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| Leisure Travel Agent Mid-Atlantic |
$31,500.00 |
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| Leisure Travel Agents Midwest |
$46,380.00 |
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| Leisure Travel Agents Northeast |
$50,000.00 |
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| Leisure Travel Agents Northwest |
$30,667.00 |
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| Leisure Travel Agents Southeast |
$49,000.00 |
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| Leisure Travel Agents Southwest |
$45,400.00 |