The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tour guides and escorts in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $20,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,820.
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 | $24,670 | 5.31% | -36.28% |
| 2015 | $23,360 | -18.19% | - |
| 2014 | $27,610 | -19.38% | - |
| 2013 | $32,960 | -2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $33,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,670 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for tour guides and escorts in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Framingham and 9.9 percent (9.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Framingham | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Springfield | |
| Peabody |