SOC 39-7010 · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro

Tour and Travel Guides Salary in Bremerton, WA

The average salary for tour and travel guides in Bremerton, Washington is $56,200 a year ($27.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,870: half of the 30 people in this job in the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 29% more than the U.S. average for this job ($43,720).

$56,200average per year

$27.02 / hourMedian $55,870Take-home ≈ $47,337

  • $35K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
+29%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4Washington metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tour and Travel Guides pay range in Bremerton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,790 or more. The middle half of tour and travel guides in Bremerton earn between $44,720 and $62,340.

  • $35K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,200$4,683$27.02
Median$55,870$4,656$26.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,720$3,727$21.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,340$5,195$29.97

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Tour and Travel Guides pay in Bremerton vs. Washington and the U.S.

Tour and travel guides in Bremerton earn about the same as the Washington average ($56,820) and 29% more than the U.S. average ($43,720). At the median the gap is +47% against the U.S. median of $38,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bremerton$56,200$55,870$34,650$73,79030
Washington$56,820$54,160$37,540$76,7901,420
United States$43,720$38,120$28,520$60,93053,500

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Tour and Travel Guides salary after taxes in Bremerton

On the average salary of $56,200, a single filer in Bremerton takes home about $47,337 a year, or $3,945 a month and $1,821 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Bremerton a good place for tour and travel guides? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bremerton area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.6), so the average $56,200 buys what about $53,216 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bremerton ($63,200). A typical home costs $586,380, or 10.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tour and Travel Guides salary in other Washington cities

Bremerton ranks 2nd of 4 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($61,460).

All Tour and Travel Guides salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for tour and travel guides

Flagstaff, AZ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,280).

Tour and Travel Guides salary by city

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Tour and Travel Guides salary in Bremerton: questions

How much do tour and travel guides make an hour in Bremerton?

$27.02 an hour on average, and $26.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tour and travel guides salary in Bremerton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tour and travel guides take-home pay in Bremerton?

About $47,337 a year ($3,945 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,200. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do tour and travel guides earn more in Bremerton than elsewhere?

The average here is 29% more than the U.S. average for this job ($43,720).

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; area Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA (14740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
  • 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.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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