The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour guides and escorts 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 | $18,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts 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 $37,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,240.
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 | $26,300 | -7.11% | 5.21% |
| 2015 | $28,170 | 15.76% | - |
| 2014 | $23,730 | -2.28% | - |
| 2013 | $24,270 | -2.72% | - |
| 2012 | $24,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,300 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for tour guides and escorts in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Reading.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Lancaster | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Reading |