The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour guides and escorts in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $20,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tour guides and escorts from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $30,070 | 4.62% | 11.84% |
| 2015 | $28,680 | 10.50% | - |
| 2014 | $25,670 | 0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $25,420 | -4.29% | - |
| 2012 | $26,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,070 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for tour guides and escorts in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 23.5 percent (23.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.