The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour and travel guides in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $32,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,570.
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 | $50,400 | 5.73% | 22.12% |
| 2021 | $47,510 | 2.23% | - |
| 2020 | $46,450 | 2.60% | - |
| 2019 | $45,240 | 7.49% | - |
| 2018 | $41,850 | 6.21% | - |
| 2017 | $39,250 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $39,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,400, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is the highest paying city for tour and travel guides in state of California, followed by San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (median annual salary $44,760). In comparison, the median annual salary of tour and travel guides in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 11.2 percent (11.2%) higher than that in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos.