The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour guides and escorts 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 | $16,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts 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 $38,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,730.
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 | $22,320 | 17.34% | 8.02% |
| 2015 | $18,450 | -22.55% | - |
| 2014 | $22,610 | 0.04% | - |
| 2013 | $22,600 | 9.16% | - |
| 2012 | $20,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,320, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for tour guides and escorts in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Bowling Green (median annual salary of $28,700). Compared with Bowling Green, the median annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Louisville-Jefferson County is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bowling Green | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |