What are the main factors that influence an Activities Guide's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Activities Guide's salary?

An Activities Guide's salary grows with experience: starting around $51,241 for beginners, reaching about $54,954 at mid-level, and approach $56,579 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Activities Guide?

Activities Guide salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Activities Guide roles are District of Columbia $55,724, California $55,513, Massachusetts $54,773. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Activities Guide roles make?

Salaries for Activities Guide level roles vary by specialization: Tour Guide: $64,525; Guide: $63,633; Snowmobile Guide: $46,788; Tourist Guide: $46,163; Safari Guide: $46,102.

Activities Guide Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Activities Guide make in Massachusetts? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Activities Guide in Massachusetts is $54,773 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, an Activities Guide's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,191
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,568 to $61,273
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,918

10% $42,918

50% (Median) $54,773

90% $67,191

Activities Guide Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,273	$5,106	$1,178	$29
Average	$54,773	$4,564	$1,053	$26
25th Percentile	$48,568	$4,047	$934	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Activities Guide Salaries

An Activities Guide's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Activities Guide Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Activities Guide's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $51,241
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,439
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,954
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,398
Expert (over 8 years): $56,579

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Activities Guide	less than 1 year	$51,241
Early Career Level Activities Guide	1-2 years	$51,439
Mid-Level Level Activities Guide	2-4 years	$54,954
Senior-Level Level Activities Guide	5-8 years	$56,398
Expert Level Activities Guide	over 8 years	$56,579

How Do Activities Guide Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Activities Guides. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,724.
California: $55,513.
Massachusetts: $54,773.

District of Columbia $55,724 California $55,513 Massachusetts $54,773 Washington $54,572 New Jersey $54,552 Alaska $54,481 Connecticut $53,787 New York $53,505

Hawaii $52,604 Rhode Island $52,181 Maryland $51,894 Minnesota $51,502 Colorado $51,351 Illinois $51,300 Oregon $51,109 Delaware $50,968

New Hampshire $50,880 Virginia $50,681 Pennsylvania $50,103 Nevada $49,811 North Dakota $49,715 Michigan $49,564 Wisconsin $49,509 Vermont $49,398

Texas $49,091 Maine $49,071 Arizona $49,041 Ohio $49,005 Georgia $48,542 Indiana $48,311 Wyoming $48,266 Utah $48,195

Iowa $48,165 Kansas $47,923 Louisiana $47,853 North Carolina $47,828 Missouri $47,818 Florida $47,621 Montana $47,516 Nebraska $47,415

Kentucky $47,360 South Carolina $47,158 Tennessee $47,032 Idaho $46,982 New Mexico $46,615 Oklahoma $46,534 Alabama $46,237 South Dakota $45,739

Arkansas $45,467 West Virginia $45,321 Mississippi $44,883

Top Paying Cities for Activities Guide

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $51,918
Amherst: $52,297
Barre: $52,820

Agawam, MA $51,918

Amherst, MA $52,297

Barre, MA $52,820

Belchertown, MA $52,249

Blandford, MA $52,151

Bondsville, MA $52,258

Brimfield, MA $52,541

Chester, MA $51,934

Chesterfield, MA $51,941

Chicopee, MA $51,911

Cummington, MA $51,801

Easthampton, MA $52,034

East Longmeadow, MA $51,949

East Otis, MA $52,160

Feeding Hills, MA $51,947

Gilbertville, MA $52,677

Goshen, MA $51,937

Granby, MA $52,048

Granville, MA $52,327

Hadley, MA $52,159

Hampden, MA $52,055

Hardwick, MA $52,706

Hatfield, MA $52,169

Haydenville, MA $52,105

Holyoke, MA $51,959

Huntington, MA $52,005

Leeds, MA $52,039

Leverett, MA $52,363

Ludlow, MA $52,007

Monson, MA $52,261

North Amherst, MA $52,262

Northampton, MA $52,075

Florence, MA $52,044

North Hatfield, MA $52,144

Oakham, MA $52,800

Palmer, MA $52,322

Plainfield, MA $51,784

Russell, MA $52,143

Shutesbury, MA $52,443

Southampton, MA $52,005

South Barre, MA $52,799

South Hadley, MA $52,020

Southwick, MA $52,132

Thorndike, MA $52,255

Three Rivers, MA $52,183

Wales, MA $52,494

Ware, MA $52,498

Warren, MA $52,582

West Chesterfield, MA $51,935

Westfield, MA $52,022

West Hatfield, MA $52,116

West Springfield, MA $51,914

West Warren, MA $52,505

Whately, MA $52,147

Wheelwright, MA $52,765

Wilbraham, MA $52,032

Williamsburg, MA $51,997

Woronoco, MA $52,090

Worthington, MA $51,828

Springfield, MA $51,909

Longmeadow, MA $51,927

Indian Orchard, MA $51,932

Pittsfield, MA $51,633

Adams, MA $51,579

Ashley Falls, MA $52,272

Becket, MA $51,777

Berkshire, MA $51,627

Cheshire, MA $51,612

Dalton, MA $51,633

Glendale, MA $51,650

Great Barrington, MA $51,982

Hinsdale, MA $51,673

Housatonic, MA $51,658

Lanesboro, MA $51,592

Lee, MA $51,686

Lenox, MA $51,622

Lenox Dale, MA $51,630

Middlefield, MA $51,716

Mill River, MA $52,144

Monterey, MA $51,973

North Adams, MA $51,552

North Egremont, MA $51,921

Otis, MA $52,019

Richmond, MA $51,577

Sandisfield, MA $52,286

Savoy, MA $51,673

Sheffield, MA $52,188

South Egremont, MA $52,086

Southfield, MA $52,311

South Lee, MA $51,732

Stockbridge, MA $51,623

Tyringham, MA $51,837

West Stockbridge, MA $51,588

Williamstown, MA $51,394

Windsor, MA $51,664

Greenfield, MA $52,227

Ashfield, MA $51,910

Athol, MA $52,843

Bernardston, MA $52,317

Buckland, MA $51,915

Charlemont, MA $51,810

Colrain, MA $52,129

Conway, MA $52,094

Deerfield, MA $52,213

Drury, MA $51,704

Erving, MA $52,500

Heath, MA $51,874

Lake Pleasant, MA $52,398

Millers Falls, MA $52,445

Monroe Bridge, MA $51,626

Montague, MA $52,376

Gill, MA $52,405

New Salem, MA $52,590

Northfield, MA $52,440

Orange, MA $52,666

Petersham, MA $52,808

Rowe, MA $51,731

Royalston, MA $52,704

Shelburne Falls, MA $52,070

South Deerfield, MA $52,184

Sunderland, MA $52,311

Turners Falls, MA $52,370

Warwick, MA $52,468

Wendell, MA $52,517

Wendell Depot, MA $52,535

Fitchburg, MA $53,203

Ashburnham, MA $53,040

Ashby, MA $53,191

Ayer, MA $53,664

Devens, MA $53,543

Baldwinville, MA $52,891

East Templeton, MA $52,948

Gardner, MA $53,006

Westminster, MA $53,011

Groton, MA $53,706

Harvard, MA $53,605

Hubbardston, MA $52,956

Leominster, MA $53,215

Littleton, MA $53,796

Lunenburg, MA $53,383

Pepperell, MA $53,697

Shirley, MA $53,535

Still River, MA $53,473

Templeton, MA $52,946

Townsend, MA $53,501

West Groton, MA $53,608

West Townsend, MA $53,377

Winchendon, MA $52,853

Winchendon Springs, MA $52,901

Auburn, MA $52,740

North Dartmouth, MA $53,052

South Dartmouth, MA $53,056

North Attleboro, MA $52,791

Plainville, MA $53,154

Attleboro Falls, MA $52,866

North Dighton, MA $52,981

Norton, MA $53,692

Raynham, MA $53,978

Raynham Center, MA $53,923

Rehoboth, MA $52,440

Rochester, MA $53,180

Seekonk, MA $52,199

Swansea, MA $52,536

Berkley, MA $53,233

Taunton, MA $53,550

Westport, MA $53,035

Westport Point, MA $53,029

Berlin, MA $53,118

Cataumet, MA $53,297

Blackstone, MA $52,912

Boylston, MA $52,827

Brookfield, MA $52,716

Charlton, MA $52,781

Charlton City, MA $52,783

Charlton Depot, MA $52,783

Clinton, MA $53,048

East Brookfield, MA $52,759

Douglas, MA $52,849

East Princeton, MA $52,958

Fiskdale, MA $52,693

Grafton, MA $52,800

Holden, MA $52,751

Holland, MA $52,606

Jefferson, MA $52,796

Lancaster, MA $53,299

Leicester, MA $52,744

Linwood, MA $52,934

Manchaug, MA $52,810

Millbury, MA $52,744

Millville, MA $52,876

New Braintree, MA $52,745

Northborough, MA $52,907

Northbridge, MA $52,917

North Brookfield, MA $52,761

North Grafton, MA $52,769

North Oxford, MA $52,764

North Uxbridge, MA $52,887

Oxford, MA $52,791

Princeton, MA $52,951

Rochdale, MA $52,748

Rutland, MA $52,828

Shrewsbury, MA $52,751

Southbridge, MA $52,770

South Grafton, MA $52,833

South Lancaster, MA $53,174

Spencer, MA $52,762

Sterling, MA $53,018

Sturbridge, MA $52,733

Upton, MA $52,980

Uxbridge, MA $52,903

Webster, MA $52,830

Dudley, MA $52,812

Westborough, MA $52,950

West Boylston, MA $52,806

West Brookfield, MA $52,659

West Millbury, MA $52,749

Whitinsville, MA $52,901

Sutton, MA $52,804

Worcester, MA $52,730

East Walpole, MA $54,381

Cherry Valley, MA $52,736

Paxton, MA $52,753

Framingham, MA $53,959

Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $53,871

Boxborough, MA $53,699

Acton, MA $53,869

Ashland, MA $53,631

Bedford, MA $54,092

Hanscom Afb, MA $54,387

Bolton, MA $53,393

Carlisle, MA $53,925

Concord, MA $54,060

Fayville, MA $53,532

Holliston, MA $53,617

Hopedale, MA $53,170

Hopkinton, MA $53,233

Hudson, MA $53,471

Marlborough, MA $53,383

Maynard, MA $53,853

Mendon, MA $53,074

Milford, MA $53,257

Natick, MA $54,622

Sherborn, MA $54,249

Southborough, MA $53,376

Foxboro, MA $53,950

Franklin, MA $53,373

Greenbush, MA $54,469

Green Harbor, MA $54,175

Hingham, MA $54,825

Hull, MA $55,378

Humarock, MA $54,243

Mansfield, MA $53,869

Marshfield, MA $54,204

Marshfield Hills, MA $54,294

Medfield, MA $54,356

Medway, MA $53,607

Millis, MA $54,007

Minot, MA $54,469

Norfolk, MA $53,850

North Marshfield, MA $54,175

North Scituate, MA $54,561

Norwell, MA $54,415

Norwood, MA $54,691

Ocean Bluff, MA $54,175

Scituate, MA $54,522

Sharon, MA $54,238

Sheldonville, MA $53,383

South Walpole, MA $54,041

Stoughton, MA $54,280

Walpole, MA $54,251

Westwood, MA $55,009

Wrentham, MA $53,374

Boston, MA $55,926

Roxbury, MA $55,922

Roxbury Crossing, MA $55,923

Dorchester, MA $55,906

Dorchester Center, MA $55,867

Mattapan, MA $55,832

Charlestown, MA $55,919

Jamaica Plain, MA $55,898

Roslindale, MA $55,821

West Roxbury, MA $55,739

Allston, MA $55,909

Brighton, MA $55,881

Hyde Park, MA $55,652

Readville, MA $55,620

Cambridge, MA $55,888

Somerville, MA $55,915

Malden, MA $55,804

Everett, MA $55,882

Chelsea, MA $55,889

Revere, MA $55,802

Winthrop, MA $55,852

Medford, MA $55,828

West Medford, MA $55,784

Quincy, MA $55,466

Melrose, MA $55,629

Stoneham, MA $55,372

Braintree, MA $54,882

Milton, MA $55,554

Milton Village, MA $55,734

Weymouth, MA $54,807

East Weymouth, MA $54,868

South Weymouth, MA $54,416

North Weymouth, MA $55,341

East Boston, MA $55,925

Brockton, MA $54,255

Avon, MA $54,279

Bridgewater, MA $54,133

Bryantville, MA $54,174

Carver, MA $53,619

Duxbury, MA $54,026

East Bridgewater, MA $54,236

Easton, MA $54,244

Elmwood, MA $54,212

Halifax, MA $54,123

Hanover, MA $54,301

Hanson, MA $54,200

Holbrook, MA $54,303

Middleboro, MA $53,552

Manomet, MA $53,710

Lakeville, MA $53,392

Monponsett, MA $54,142

Abington, MA $54,281

North Carver, MA $53,772

North Easton, MA $54,254

North Pembroke, MA $54,213

Pembroke, MA $54,190

Plymouth, MA $53,638

Kingston, MA $53,979

South Carver, MA $53,548

Plympton, MA $53,957

Randolph, MA $54,499

Rockland, MA $54,306

South Easton, MA $54,213

West Bridgewater, MA $54,251

White Horse Beach, MA $53,740

Whitman, MA $54,261

Lexington, MA $54,936

Brookline, MA $55,898

Brookline Village, MA $55,905

Waltham, MA $55,272

North Waltham, MA $55,580

New Town, MA $55,753

Babson Park, MA $55,258

Newton, MA $55,798

Newton Center, MA $55,760

Newtonville, MA $55,723

Newton Highlands, MA $55,712

Newton Lower Falls, MA $55,460

Newton Upper Falls, MA $55,647

West Newton, MA $55,633

Auburndale, MA $55,523

Chestnut Hill, MA $55,860

Waban, MA $55,610

Watertown, MA $55,845

Arlington, MA $55,707

Arlington Heights, MA $55,679

Belmont, MA $55,744

Waverley, MA $55,796

Wellesley Hills, MA $55,257

Wellesley, MA $55,059

Needham, MA $55,363

Weston, MA $55,031

Needham Heights, MA $55,557

Nonantum, MA $55,753

Buzzards Bay, MA $53,426

Lincoln, MA $54,603

Stow, MA $53,664

Sudbury, MA $54,098

Wayland, MA $54,555

Woodville, MA $53,191

Woburn, MA $54,876

Burlington, MA $54,374

Andover, MA $53,277

Billerica, MA $53,918

Chelmsford, MA $53,955

Dracut, MA $53,861

Dunstable, MA $53,838

Haverhill, MA $53,226

Georgetown, MA $53,313

Groveland, MA $53,261

Lawrence, MA $53,163

Methuen, MA $53,172

North Andover, MA $53,226

Lowell, MA $53,962

Merrimac, MA $53,200

North Billerica, MA $53,941

North Chelmsford, MA $53,948

North Reading, MA $53,754

Nutting Lake, MA $53,944

Pinehurst, MA $54,005

Reading, MA $54,277

Tewksbury, MA $53,756

Tyngsboro, MA $53,891

Wakefield, MA $54,943

West Boxford, MA $53,324

Westford, MA $53,895

Wilmington, MA $53,803

Winchester, MA $55,483

Lynn, MA $55,413

Saugus, MA $55,484

Swampscott, MA $55,145

Nahant, MA $55,578

Amesbury, MA $53,170

Beverly, MA $54,163

Boxford, MA $53,301

Byfield, MA $53,348

Danvers, MA $54,058

Essex, MA $53,747

Gloucester, MA $53,805

Hamilton, MA $53,851

Hathorne, MA $53,877

Chilmark, MA $53,224

East Falmouth, MA $53,323

East Sandwich, MA $53,549

East Wareham, MA $53,414

Edgartown, MA $53,391

Falmouth, MA $53,248

Woods Hole, MA $53,141

Menemsha, MA $53,243

Monument Beach, MA $53,335

Nantucket, MA $53,696

North Falmouth, MA $53,266

Oak Bluffs, MA $53,337

Onset, MA $53,348

Pocasset, MA $53,315

Sagamore, MA $53,502

Sagamore Beach, MA $53,527

Sandwich, MA $53,508

Siasconset, MA $53,640

Silver Beach, MA $53,243

Vineyard Haven, MA $53,284

Wareham, MA $53,303

West Chop, MA $53,299

West Falmouth, MA $53,233

West Tisbury, MA $53,270

West Wareham, MA $53,280

Hyannis, MA $53,735

Barnstable, MA $53,617

Brewster, MA $53,691

Centerville, MA $53,599

Chatham, MA $53,728

Cotuit, MA $53,491

Ipswich, MA $53,555

Cummaquid, MA $53,634

Lynnfield, MA $54,469

Manchester, MA $54,072

Marblehead, MA $54,710

Middleton, MA $53,641

Newburyport, MA $53,243

Newbury, MA $53,340

Salisbury, MA $53,130

Peabody, MA $54,550

Prides Crossing, MA $54,197

Rockport, MA $53,697

Rowley, MA $53,431

Salem, MA $54,532

South Hamilton, MA $53,764

Topsfield, MA $53,592

Wenham, MA $53,897

West Newbury, MA $53,260

Accord, MA $54,451

Bellingham, MA $53,154

Brant Rock, MA $54,066

Canton, MA $54,533

Cohasset, MA $54,815

Dedham, MA $55,464

Dover, MA $54,776

East Mansfield, MA $54,081

Dennis, MA $53,678

Dennis Port, MA $53,784

East Dennis, MA $53,639

Eastham, MA $53,619

East Orleans, MA $53,419

Forestdale, MA $53,437

Harwich, MA $53,737

Harwich Port, MA $53,761

Hyannis Port, MA $53,635

Marstons Mills, MA $53,539

Mashpee, MA $53,422

North Chatham, MA $53,717

North Eastham, MA $53,618

North Truro, MA $53,524

Orleans, MA $53,666

Osterville, MA $53,546

Provincetown, MA $53,606

South Chatham, MA $53,740

South Dennis, MA $53,740

South Harwich, MA $53,748

South Orleans, MA $53,683

South Wellfleet, MA $53,506

South Yarmouth, MA $53,770

Truro, MA $53,484

Wellfleet, MA $53,548

West Barnstable, MA $53,608

West Chatham, MA $53,736

West Dennis, MA $53,749

West Harwich, MA $53,762

West Hyannisport, MA $53,667

West Yarmouth, MA $53,727

Yarmouth Port, MA $53,702

Assonet, MA $53,102

Attleboro, MA $52,628

Chartley, MA $53,741

Cuttyhunk, MA $53,116

Dartmouth, MA $53,053

Dighton, MA $52,808

East Freetown, MA $53,112

East Taunton, MA $53,512

Fairhaven, MA $53,054

Fall River, MA $52,962

Somerset, MA $52,704

Marion, MA $53,170

Mattapoisett, MA $53,081

New Bedford, MA $53,052

Acushnet, MA $53,070

Activities Guide Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Activities Guide's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$48,568

Average $54,773/year

$61,273

$4,047

Average $4,564/month

$5,106

$934

Average $1,053/week

$1,178

$23

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,273	$5,106	$1,178	$29
Average	$54,773	$4,564	$1,053	$26
25th Percentile	$48,568	$4,047	$934	$23

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