The annual salary statistics of librarians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $45,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,110.
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 | $70,520 | 0.11% | 7.44% |
| 2017 | $70,440 | 1.42% | - |
| 2016 | $69,440 | 1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $68,720 | 1.59% | - |
| 2014 | $67,630 | 1.29% | - |
| 2013 | $66,760 | 2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $65,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,520, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for librarians in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $74,050). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of librarians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Framingham | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Worcester | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pittsfield |