The annual salary statistics of librarians in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $22,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,620.
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 | $51,720 | 8.74% | 2.15% |
| 2017 | $47,200 | -18.64% | - |
| 2016 | $56,000 | -0.18% | - |
| 2015 | $56,100 | 3.40% | - |
| 2014 | $54,190 | 12.86% | - |
| 2013 | $47,220 | -7.18% | - |
| 2012 | $50,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,720 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Champaign-Urbana is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 48.9 percent (48.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.