Money · 1 of 5
What tour guides make
Median
$42,000
Lower end
$34,000
Upper end
$56,000
Job Bank's national median is $20 an hour, about $42,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The low is $16.25 and the high is $27. Very few guides work full time all year, so treat these as the rate, not the annual income. Tips are not in these numbers.