The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour and travel guides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $21,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,280.
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 | $28,660 | 18.67% | 15.21% |
| 2021 | $23,310 | -3.60% | - |
| 2020 | $24,150 | -4.89% | - |
| 2019 | $25,330 | 4.22% | - |
| 2018 | $24,260 | -0.16% | - |
| 2017 | $24,300 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $24,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,660, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for tour and travel guides in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Lafayette (median annual salary of $28,710). Compared with Lafayette, the median annual salary of tour and travel guides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is .2 percent (.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lafayette | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Monroe | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |