The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour guides and escorts in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $21,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,850.
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 | $36,480 | 23.79% | 36.95% |
| 2015 | $27,800 | 12.34% | - |
| 2014 | $24,370 | 3.82% | - |
| 2013 | $23,440 | 1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $23,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,480, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is the second highest paying city for tour guides and escorts in state of California, following the highest paying city San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles (median annual salary of $39,320). Compared with San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, the median annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower.