The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of travel agents 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 | $27,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents 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 $60,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,810 | 3.82% | 17.88% |
| 2021 | $45,020 | 10.44% | - |
| 2020 | $40,320 | 2.48% | - |
| 2019 | $39,320 | -3.23% | - |
| 2018 | $40,590 | -2.73% | - |
| 2017 | $41,700 | 8.06% | - |
| 2016 | $38,340 | 2.58% | - |
| 2015 | $37,350 | -2.73% | - |
| 2014 | $38,370 | 1.20% | - |
| 2013 | $37,910 | -1.40% | - |
| 2012 | $38,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,810, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for travel agents in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Reading (median annual salary of $49,170). Compared with Reading, the median annual salary of travel agents in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Reading | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lancaster | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Erie | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman |