The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour and travel guides in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $18,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,540.
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 | $28,950 | 35.99% | 23.56% |
| 2021 | $18,530 | -11.98% | - |
| 2020 | $20,750 | 5.35% | - |
| 2019 | $19,640 | -5.75% | - |
| 2018 | $20,770 | -6.55% | - |
| 2017 | $22,130 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $22,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,950 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for tour and travel guides in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of tour and travel guides in Raleigh-Cary is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.