The annual salary statistics of librarians in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $23,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,430.
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 | $43,390 | -6.08% | 54.44% |
| 2017 | $46,030 | 57.05% | - |
| 2016 | $19,770 | 0.56% | - |
| 2015 | $19,660 | -0.56% | - |
| 2012 | $19,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,390 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Carbondale-Marion is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 39.1 percent (39.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.