SOC 41-3041 · Gainesville, FL metro

Travel Agents Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for travel agents in Gainesville, Florida is $53,030 a year ($25.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,300: half of the 30 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,981).

$53,030average per year

$25.49 / hourMedian $45,300Take-home ≈ $44,790

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 14Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Travel Agents pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,270 or more. The middle half of travel agents in Gainesville earn between $45,300 and $48,020.

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,030$4,419$25.50
Median$45,300$3,775$21.78
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,300$3,775$21.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,020$4,002$23.09

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

Travel Agents salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $53,030, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $44,790 a year, or $3,732 a month and $1,723 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.

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Is Gainesville a good place for travel agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $53,030 buys what about $54,821 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Travel Agents salary in other Florida cities

Gainesville ranks 7th of 14 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($59,780).

All Travel Agents salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for travel agents

Bridgeport, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($66,650).

Travel Agents salary by city

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Travel Agents salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do travel agents make an hour in Gainesville?

$25.49 an hour on average, and $21.78 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level travel agents salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,570 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,300, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the travel agents take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $44,790 a year ($3,732 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,030. Florida has no state income tax.

Do travel agents earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,981).

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 41-3041; area Gainesville, FL (23540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.3%.
  • 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.59, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.59).

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