The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour and travel guides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $28,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,370.
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 | $41,380 | 8.97% | 27.67% |
| 2021 | $37,670 | 2.89% | - |
| 2020 | $36,580 | 11.59% | - |
| 2019 | $32,340 | 5.04% | - |
| 2018 | $30,710 | 2.54% | - |
| 2017 | $29,930 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $29,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,380, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for tour and travel guides in state of New York, followed by Central New York nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $37,870). In comparison, the median annual salary of tour and travel guides in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in Central New York nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester | |
| Syracuse | |
| Glens Falls |