The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour guides and escorts 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 | $22,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts 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 $53,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,250.
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 | $29,490 | 2.92% | 3.39% |
| 2015 | $28,630 | -16.42% | - |
| 2014 | $33,330 | 11.70% | - |
| 2013 | $29,430 | 3.19% | - |
| 2012 | $28,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,490 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.