The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour guides and escorts in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $16,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,170.
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 | $19,260 | -26.95% | -19.42% |
| 2015 | $24,450 | -29.24% | - |
| 2014 | $31,600 | 13.80% | - |
| 2013 | $27,240 | 15.57% | - |
| 2012 | $23,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,260 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for tour guides and escorts in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 28.7 percent (28.7%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnson City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Cleveland | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City |