The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of travel agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $28,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,390.
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 | $37,110 | 2.02% | 22.02% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | -51.87% | - |
| 2020 | $55,220 | 1.96% | - |
| 2019 | $54,140 | 51.20% | - |
| 2018 | $26,420 | 8.71% | - |
| 2017 | $24,120 | -19.86% | - |
| 2016 | $28,910 | -11.24% | - |
| 2015 | $32,160 | 5.41% | - |
| 2014 | $30,420 | 5.10% | - |
| 2013 | $28,870 | -0.24% | - |
| 2012 | $28,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,110 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 24.5 percent (24.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.