CORONAVIRUSTRAVELRECOVERYOPTIONS HOTELWAGES&SALARIES 2019and2023totalsvs.2024projectionsbystate OxfordEconomics–April2024 Hotelsareprojectedtopayemployeesarecordofmorethan$123billioninwages,salaries,andothercompensationin2024,upmorethan20%from2019and4.6%from2023. HOTELWAGES,SALARIES&COMPENSATION STATE 2019 2023 2024PROJECTED NATIONAL $102,282,847,113 $118,012,125,238 $123,444,000,287 ALABAMA $572,569,854 $722,081,921 $750,549,235 ALASKA $338,681,231 $380,685,461 $410,927,436 ARIZONA $2,203,979,562 $2,779,872,932 $2,872,362,508 ARKANSAS $341,619,805 $454,266,960 $470,305,459 CALIFORNIA $13,391,460,887 $14,714,703,166 $15,314,828,431 COLORADO $2,088,088,097 $2,646,409,323 $2,659,641,884 CONNECTICUT $1,226,940,082 $1,217,362,594 $1,316,376,609 DELAWARE $201,160,193 $207,614,608 $249,060,466 DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA $1,210,336,143 $1,311,628,479 $1,358,040,395 FLORIDA $9,321,399,806 $11,547,180,430 $11,841,053,772 GEORGIA $2,011,098,686 $2,521,369,145 $2,547,233,776 HAWAII $3,059,098,194 $3,391,590,287 $3,666,810,918 IDAHO $342,975,368 $486,648,451 $471,539,675 ILLINOIS $2,863,172,867 $2,961,473,253 $3,021,318,152 INDIANA $812,189,304 $1,155,499,184 $1,030,673,230 IOWA $698,532,827 $831,185,010 $891,641,092 KANSAS $435,428,003 $510,357,635 $531,436,424 KENTUCKY $635,439,592 $764,276,620 $797,408,266 LOUISIANA $1,313,236,399 $1,324,952,769 $1,363,237,667 MAINE $466,536,688 $675,316,360 $695,199,653 MARYLAND $1,847,171,302 $1,868,031,655 $1,879,241,415 MASSACHUSETTS $2,374,929,886 $2,647,784,441 $2,754,391,583 MICHIGAN $2,371,681,418 $2,903,242,886 $3,045,893,806 MINNESOTA $1,184,810,276 $1,324,269,854 $1,342,993,307 MISSISSIPPI $1,144,435,776 $1,299,716,249 $1,482,179,479 MISSOURI $1,431,794,203 $1,697,432,466 $1,718,356,837 MONTANA $420,863,949 $686,935,965 $645,520,385 NEBRASKA $261,212,262 $318,166,752 $334,022,205 NEVADA $11,660,438,484 $12,252,365,201 $14,378,875,871 NEWHAMPSHIRE $330,339,496 $350,324,356 $368,620,468 NEWJERSEY $2,511,983,820 $2,878,012,560 $2,882,415,452 NEWMEXICO $606,227,937 $714,480,372 $723,576,090 NEWYORK $8,402,289,558 $9,496,517,264 $10,199,044,716 NORTHCAROLINA $1,757,586,306 $2,251,104,336 $2,217,847,402 NORTHDAKOTA $285,789,904 $376,734,515 $411,043,754 OHIO $1,257,574,451 $1,371,226,019 $1,428,894,269 OKLAHOMA $928,742,778 $1,156,470,715 $1,160,629,687 OREGON $1,030,730,317 $1,186,641,096 $1,165,130,620 PENNSYLVANIA $2,275,132,808 $2,725,524,051 $2,670,865,790 RHODEISLAND $316,337,152 $376,884,522 $442,057,054 SOUTHCAROLINA $1,437,185,467 $1,672,998,415 $1,610,499,862 SOUTHDAKOTA $329,930,655 $433,336,294 $442,757,636 TENNESSEE $1,863,861,324 $2,234,998,950 $2,316,773,697 TEXAS $5,165,476,150 $6,374,384,164 $6,473,672,675 UTAH $923,089,459 $1,193,043,912 $1,221,437,377 VERMONT $481,865,984 $577,407,813 $614,227,822 VIRGINIA $1,813,986,773 $1,923,559,638 $2,034,985,870 WASHINGTON $2,146,685,776 $2,372,114,783 $2,419,451,705 WESTVIRGINIA $437,041,302 $478,335,692 $504,433,607 WISCONSIN $1,330,330,007 $1,745,067,317 $1,753,594,523 WYOMING $419,378,547 $520,538,395 $540,920,273 Source:OxfordEconomics Note:Theabovefiguresincludeon-sitehotelemployeewages,salaries,andcompensation.