The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour and travel guides in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $19,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,390.
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 | $30,350 | 22.67% | 33.38% |
| 2021 | $23,470 | -4.81% | - |
| 2020 | $24,600 | 7.48% | - |
| 2019 | $22,760 | 0.70% | - |
| 2018 | $22,600 | 10.53% | - |
| 2017 | $20,220 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $20,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,350, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for tour and travel guides in state of South Carolina, followed by Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $29,820). In comparison, the median annual salary of tour and travel guides in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.