The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tour and travel guides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $23,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,580.
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 | $32,010 | 6.78% | 10.65% |
| 2021 | $29,840 | 9.25% | - |
| 2020 | $27,080 | 2.36% | - |
| 2019 | $26,440 | -7.79% | - |
| 2018 | $28,500 | -0.35% | - |
| 2017 | $28,600 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $28,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,010, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for tour and travel guides in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Gettysburg (median annual salary of $37,220). Compared with Gettysburg, the median annual salary of tour and travel guides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower.
| 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 |