The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour and travel guides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $31,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,070.
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 | $35,520 | 12.11% | 15.40% |
| 2021 | $31,220 | -17.75% | - |
| 2020 | $36,760 | 10.23% | - |
| 2019 | $33,000 | 4.21% | - |
| 2018 | $31,610 | 4.94% | - |
| 2017 | $30,050 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $30,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,520 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for tour and travel guides in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tour and travel guides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Vallejo-Fairfield.