Pay by state · 50 states
Baggage Porter and Bellhop Salary by State (2026)
Baggage Porters and Bellhops earn the most in New York at $48,610 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $21,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $37,080. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $48,610New York
- National median
- $37,080BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,840Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Baggage Porter and Bellhop salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of baggage porters and bellhops OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYNew York | $48,610 | $41,690 | $56,600 | 3,610 | $45,042 |
| 2 | HIHawaii | $42,240 | $36,840 | $51,600 | 1,370 | $38,417 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $41,080 | $37,520 | $41,080 | 570 | $37,756 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $41,040 | $34,150 | $47,040 | 1,300 | $38,806 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $41,010 | $38,680 | $46,310 | 270 | $38,322 |
| 6 | OROregon | $40,660 | $36,930 | $42,690 | 240 | $39,338 |
| 7 | ILIllinois | $40,390 | $37,080 | $44,420 | 1,480 | $40,407 |
| 8 | CACalifornia | $40,040 | $36,140 | $46,740 | 2,940 | $36,163 |
| 9 | COColorado | $39,160 | $37,910 | $39,870 | 410 | $38,000 |
| 10 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $38,170 | $36,800 | $42,450 | 380 | $34,731 |
| 11 | KYKentucky | $37,940 | $35,410 | $45,690 | 260 | $42,081 |
| 12 | CTConnecticut | $37,420 | $35,730 | $41,830 | 130 | $36,116 |
| 13 | NVNevada | $36,880 | $30,020 | $44,250 | 2,170 | $36,888 |
| 14 | MEMaine | $36,870 | $35,190 | $38,810 | 60 | $37,991 |
| 15 | AZArizona | $36,740 | $33,180 | $38,320 | 490 | $36,493 |
| 16 | VAVirginia | $36,530 | $32,750 | $40,480 | 800 | $36,131 |
| 17 | VTVermont | $36,490 | $35,640 | $36,710 | 90 | $37,251 |
| 18 | MDMaryland | $36,310 | $34,180 | $38,900 | 520 | $34,594 |
| 19 | WYWyoming | $36,260 | $35,580 | $38,990 | 60 | $39,119 |
| 20 | RIRhode Island | $34,300 | $31,200 | $47,210 | 40 | $33,535 |
| 21 | PAPennsylvania | $34,270 | $28,830 | $39,450 | 700 | $35,123 |
| 22 | NENebraska | $33,640 | $29,290 | $35,340 | 70 | $37,335 |
| 23 | IDIdaho | $33,510 | $26,810 | $35,490 | 70 | $35,091 |
| 24 | NCNorth Carolina | $32,940 | $30,300 | $35,110 | 650 | $34,921 |
| 25 | AKAlaska | $32,150 | $28,220 | $33,360 | 70 | $31,409 |
| 26 | TNTennessee | $32,060 | $17,730 | $35,550 | 570 | $34,897 |
| 27 | ARArkansas | $31,200 | $28,730 | $32,400 | 60 | $35,888 |
| 28 | WIWisconsin | $31,200 | $29,750 | $33,510 | 310 | $33,158 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $31,150 | $24,760 | $34,370 | 30 | $35,494 |
| 30 | TXTexas | $31,080 | $22,700 | $35,980 | 1,050 | $32,022 |
| 31 | MIMichigan | $30,930 | $28,570 | $33,810 | 410 | $32,146 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $30,890 | $28,880 | $37,940 | 4,430 | $29,870 |
| 33 | MTMontana | $30,830 | $21,940 | $32,310 | 40 | $32,574 |
| 34 | MOMissouri | $30,800 | $29,790 | $37,440 | 260 | $33,914 |
| 35 | UTUtah | $30,730 | $29,600 | $37,290 | 240 | $31,083 |
| 36 | NMNew Mexico | $29,890 | $26,740 | $35,740 | 90 | $32,414 |
| 37 | GAGeorgia | $29,070 | $22,880 | $34,320 | 370 | $30,189 |
| 38 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $28,720 | $27,060 | $32,850 | 80 | N/A |
| 39 | OHOhio | $28,200 | $27,530 | $29,350 | 80 | $30,396 |
| 40 | INIndiana | $27,910 | $27,140 | $33,860 | 140 | $29,905 |
| 41 | KSKansas | $27,870 | $26,120 | $29,370 | 30 | $30,943 |
| 42 | NHNew Hampshire | $27,600 | $26,170 | $36,440 | 50 | $26,496 |
| 43 | SDSouth Dakota | $27,490 | $27,010 | $29,040 | 40 | $31,032 |
| 44 | LALouisiana | $26,320 | $21,270 | $27,380 | 690 | $29,839 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $26,260 | $18,500 | $27,510 | 130 | $29,894 |
| 46 | SCSouth Carolina | $25,850 | $22,080 | $30,120 | 330 | $27,574 |
| 47 | ALAlabama | $25,150 | $17,800 | $28,520 | 60 | $28,315 |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $24,090 | $24,090 | $31,080 | 50 | $26,917 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $22,560 | $21,600 | $29,360 | 220 | $25,945 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $21,840 | $21,840 | $31,450 | 210 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Baggage Porters and Bellhops, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $48,610, while New York leads once prices are taken into account at $45,042.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Baggage Porter and Bellhop pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Baggage Porters and Bellhops the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Baggage Porters and Bellhops at $48,610 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Hawaii ($42,240) and New Jersey ($41,080).
Which state pays Baggage Porters and Bellhops the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Baggage Porters and Bellhops at $21,840 a year, $26,770 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Baggage Porters and Bellhops earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New York first at $45,042 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $48,610. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.