The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of travel agents in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $22,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,390 | 6.15% | 15.70% |
| 2021 | $35,090 | -23.00% | - |
| 2020 | $43,160 | 1.09% | - |
| 2019 | $42,690 | 20.94% | - |
| 2018 | $33,750 | 4.74% | - |
| 2017 | $32,150 | -9.52% | - |
| 2016 | $35,210 | 4.17% | - |
| 2015 | $33,740 | 7.77% | - |
| 2014 | $31,120 | 1.67% | - |
| 2013 | $30,600 | -3.01% | - |
| 2012 | $31,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,390 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 34.2 percent (34.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.