The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour and travel guides in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $32,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tour and travel guides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,170 | 17.68% | 29.13% |
| 2021 | $31,420 | -4.58% | - |
| 2020 | $32,860 | 6.48% | - |
| 2019 | $30,730 | 4.56% | - |
| 2018 | $29,330 | 7.77% | - |
| 2017 | $27,050 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $27,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,170 in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is in the middle of salary range for tour and travel guides in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of tour and travel guides in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area and 44.4 percent (44.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pueblo.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pueblo |