The salary statistics of library assistants, clerical in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare library assistant, clerical salaries in different industries within the professional, scientific, and technical services sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for library assistants, clerical in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) library assistants, clerical is $59,950. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $39,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid library assistants, clerical is $22,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of library assistants, clerical in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $39,560 | -4.75% | 10.06% |
| 2017 | $41,440 | 4.97% | - |
| 2016 | $39,380 | 11.93% | - |
| 2015 | $34,680 | 0.43% | - |
| 2014 | $34,530 | -2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $35,280 | -0.85% | - |
| 2012 | $35,580 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].