The salary statistics of library assistants, clerical in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare library assistant, clerical salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for library assistants, clerical in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. 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 $42,670. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $25,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid library assistants, clerical is $18,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of library assistants, clerical in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $25,960 | 3.00% | 13.67% |
| 2017 | $25,180 | 2.34% | - |
| 2016 | $24,590 | 3.21% | - |
| 2015 | $23,800 | 3.15% | - |
| 2014 | $23,050 | 1.39% | - |
| 2013 | $22,730 | 1.41% | - |
| 2012 | $22,410 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].