The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour guides and escorts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $16,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,490.
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 | $19,370 | 0.31% | -18.69% |
| 2015 | $19,310 | 1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $19,100 | -26.86% | - |
| 2013 | $24,230 | 5.12% | - |
| 2012 | $22,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $19,370, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the lowest paying city for tour guides and escorts in state of South Carolina, following city of Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $26,540). Compared with the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 27.0 percent (27.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Columbia | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville |