The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour and travel guides in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $22,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,170.
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 | $29,340 | 15.47% | 23.65% |
| 2021 | $24,800 | 4.31% | - |
| 2020 | $23,730 | 4.13% | - |
| 2019 | $22,750 | 4.66% | - |
| 2018 | $21,690 | -3.27% | - |
| 2017 | $22,400 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $22,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,340 in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Gettysburg and 28.1 percent (28.1%) 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 |