The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour guides and escorts in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $20,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,570.
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 | $23,230 | 5.77% | 10.37% |
| 2015 | $21,890 | 3.52% | - |
| 2014 | $21,120 | -5.35% | - |
| 2013 | $22,250 | 6.43% | - |
| 2012 | $20,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,230 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for tour guides and escorts in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 48.3 percent (48.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester |