The annual salary statistics of librarians in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $18,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,160.
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 | $36,670 | -4.72% | 5.40% |
| 2017 | $38,400 | 9.66% | - |
| 2016 | $34,690 | -41.54% | - |
| 2015 | $49,100 | 29.35% | - |
| 2012 | $34,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,670 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 35.9 percent (35.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 9.9 percent (9.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington | |
| Kokomo | |
| Muncie | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Anderson | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area |