The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tour guides and escorts 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 | $20,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts 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 $31,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,960.
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 | $25,300 | 5.38% | 11.86% |
| 2015 | $23,940 | 0.17% | - |
| 2014 | $23,900 | 4.73% | - |
| 2013 | $22,770 | 2.06% | - |
| 2012 | $22,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,300, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the lowest paying city for tour guides and escorts in state of Washington, following city of Tacoma (median annual salary of $54,210). Compared with the highest paying city Tacoma, the median annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 53.3 percent (53.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Yakima | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |