The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tour and travel guides in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $31,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,380.
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 | $36,110 | 16.06% | 17.59% |
| 2021 | $30,310 | -37.45% | - |
| 2020 | $41,660 | 18.41% | - |
| 2019 | $33,990 | 0.88% | - |
| 2018 | $33,690 | 11.67% | - |
| 2017 | $29,760 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $29,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,110 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 28.4 percent (28.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles and 31.0 percent (31.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Vallejo-Fairfield.