The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour and travel guides in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tour and travel guides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,820 | 16.47% | 5.56% |
| 2020 | $28,250 | 3.04% | - |
| 2019 | $27,390 | -10.26% | - |
| 2018 | $30,200 | -5.76% | - |
| 2017 | $31,940 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $31,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,820, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for tour and travel guides in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $61,840). Compared with Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of tour and travel guides in Birmingham-Hoover is 45.3 percent (45.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile |