The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of travel agents in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $36,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $45,240 | 7.65% | 21.77% |
| 2018 | $41,780 | 8.28% | - |
| 2017 | $38,320 | -7.02% | - |
| 2016 | $41,010 | -5.66% | - |
| 2015 | $43,330 | -0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $43,360 | 11.67% | - |
| 2013 | $38,300 | 7.60% | - |
| 2012 | $35,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,240 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in Durham-Chapel Hill is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Greensboro-High Point and 46.6 percent (46.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Asheville | |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |