The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour and travel guides in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $24,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,480.
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 | $29,470 | 1.26% | 30.98% |
| 2021 | $29,100 | 23.95% | - |
| 2020 | $22,130 | 3.75% | - |
| 2019 | $21,300 | 2.58% | - |
| 2018 | $20,750 | 1.98% | - |
| 2017 | $20,340 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $20,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,470 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for tour and travel guides in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of tour and travel guides in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Gettysburg and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Gettysburg | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Reading | |
| Lancaster | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre |