The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour guides and escorts in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 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 | $22,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,160.
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 | $28,920 | 5.88% | 23.72% |
| 2015 | $27,220 | 10.73% | - |
| 2014 | $24,300 | 8.15% | - |
| 2013 | $22,320 | 1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $22,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,920 in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is in the middle of salary range for tour guides and escorts in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of tour guides and escorts in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach.