The annual salary statistics of tour and travel guides in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tour and travel guides in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $28,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour and travel guides in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tour and travel guides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,220 | 13.38% | 24.78% |
| 2021 | $29,640 | -25.71% | - |
| 2020 | $37,260 | 5.90% | - |
| 2019 | $35,060 | 4.76% | - |
| 2018 | $33,390 | 22.91% | - |
| 2017 | $25,740 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $25,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,220 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for tour and travel guides in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of tour and travel guides in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 23.2 percent (23.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bellingham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Yakima | |
| Olympia | |
| Bellingham |