The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour guides and escorts in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $17,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,350.
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 | $23,750 | 3.58% | 20.72% |
| 2015 | $22,900 | 5.76% | - |
| 2014 | $21,580 | 11.63% | - |
| 2013 | $19,070 | 1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $18,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,750 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Angelo and 25.9 percent (25.9%) 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 |