The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour and travel guides in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $25,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,660.
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 | $32,620 | 10.61% | 35.65% |
| 2021 | $29,160 | 16.46% | - |
| 2020 | $24,360 | 3.86% | - |
| 2019 | $23,420 | 0.34% | - |
| 2018 | $23,340 | 10.07% | - |
| 2017 | $20,990 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $20,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,620 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for tour and travel guides in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of tour and travel guides in Louisville-Jefferson County is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 38.4 percent (38.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |