The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour guides and escorts in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $16,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,340.
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 | $20,690 | -8.94% | -20.93% |
| 2015 | $22,540 | -3.37% | - |
| 2014 | $23,300 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $23,110 | -8.26% | - |
| 2012 | $25,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,690 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for tour guides and escorts in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Fort Worth-Arlington is 39.1 percent (39.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Angelo and 14.9 percent (14.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waco.
| 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 |