The annual salary statistics of travel guides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of travel guides 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 | $27,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel guides 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 $65,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel guides from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $38,580 | 13.95% | 24.29% |
| 2015 | $33,200 | -5.27% | - |
| 2014 | $34,950 | 14.82% | - |
| 2013 | $29,770 | 1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $29,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,580, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is the second highest paying city for travel guides in state of California, following the highest paying city San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (median annual salary of $51,580). Compared with San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, the median annual salary of travel guides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City |