The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tour guides and escorts 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 | $23,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts 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 $46,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,910.
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 | $39,320 | 3.51% | 0.92% |
| 2015 | $37,940 | 2.19% | - |
| 2014 | $37,110 | -5.15% | - |
| 2013 | $39,020 | 0.15% | - |
| 2012 | $38,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,320, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is the highest paying city for tour guides and escorts in state of California, followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (median annual salary $36,480). In comparison, the median annual salary of tour guides and escorts in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 7.2 percent (7.2%) higher than that in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.