The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tour guides and escorts in Grand Rapids-Wyoming 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 | $18,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,090.
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 | $19,710 | -0.30% | 2.79% |
| 2015 | $19,770 | -11.79% | - |
| 2014 | $22,100 | 12.17% | - |
| 2013 | $19,410 | 1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $19,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,710 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is in the middle of salary range for tour guides and escorts in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Ann Arbor | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Holland-Grand Haven |