The annual salary statistics of tour guides and escorts in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tour guides and escorts in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $21,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tour guides and escorts in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,480.
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 | $31,200 | 10.42% | 26.25% |
| 2015 | $27,950 | 3.90% | - |
| 2014 | $26,860 | 18.28% | - |
| 2013 | $21,950 | -4.83% | - |
| 2012 | $23,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,200 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for tour guides and escorts in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of tour guides and escorts in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 42.4 percent (42.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Tacoma and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.
| 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 |