The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour guides and escorts in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $17,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,900.
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 | $29,680 | 4.85% | 25.20% |
| 2015 | $28,240 | 7.26% | - |
| 2014 | $26,190 | 21.04% | - |
| 2013 | $20,680 | -7.35% | - |
| 2012 | $22,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,680, Dallas-Plano-Irving is the second highest paying city for tour guides and escorts in state of Texas, following the highest paying city San Angelo (median annual salary of $33,980). Compared with San Angelo, the median annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Angelo | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Waco |