The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of travel agents in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $21,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,000.
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 | $38,640 | 1.89% | 19.93% |
| 2021 | $37,910 | -25.16% | - |
| 2020 | $47,450 | 5.56% | - |
| 2019 | $44,810 | 10.60% | - |
| 2018 | $40,060 | 16.67% | - |
| 2017 | $33,380 | 3.36% | - |
| 2016 | $32,260 | 9.52% | - |
| 2015 | $29,190 | -13.16% | - |
| 2014 | $33,030 | 0.36% | - |
| 2013 | $32,910 | 5.99% | - |
| 2012 | $30,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,640 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 36.4 percent (36.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.