The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour and travel guides in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $24,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,140.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $24,140 | 6.88% | 7.17% |
| 2021 | $22,480 | -4.98% | - |
| 2020 | $23,600 | 1.69% | - |
| 2019 | $23,200 | 3.41% | - |
| 2018 | $22,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,140 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for tour and travel guides in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of tour and travel guides in Kalamazoo-Portage is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn.