The annual salary statistics of librarians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $42,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $58,230 | 1.73% | 6.39% |
| 2017 | $57,220 | 1.08% | - |
| 2016 | $56,600 | 1.71% | - |
| 2015 | $55,630 | 0.02% | - |
| 2014 | $55,620 | 0.86% | - |
| 2013 | $55,140 | 1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $54,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,230, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for librarians in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Auburn-Opelika (median annual salary of $60,380). Compared with Auburn-Opelika, the median annual salary of librarians in Birmingham-Hoover is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.