The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour guides and escorts in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $25,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,020.
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 | $32,880 | -0.33% | 12.83% |
| 2015 | $32,990 | 8.52% | - |
| 2014 | $30,180 | 3.71% | - |
| 2013 | $29,060 | 1.38% | - |
| 2012 | $28,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,880 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.