The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tour guides and escorts in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $27,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,970.
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 | $44,970 | 39.58% | 41.49% |
| 2015 | $27,170 | 0.40% | - |
| 2014 | $27,060 | 5.43% | - |
| 2013 | $25,590 | -2.81% | - |
| 2012 | $26,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,970, Nassau-Suffolk is the highest paying city for tour guides and escorts in state of New York, followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary $32,840). In comparison, the median annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Nassau-Suffolk is 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in New York-White Plains-Wayne.