The annual salary statistics of library technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of library technicians 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 | $30,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for library technicians 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 $63,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of library technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,780 | 1.28% | 19.44% |
| 2021 | $47,170 | -4.64% | - |
| 2020 | $49,360 | 1.20% | - |
| 2019 | $48,770 | 1.70% | - |
| 2018 | $47,940 | 4.48% | - |
| 2017 | $45,790 | 2.88% | - |
| 2016 | $44,470 | 3.42% | - |
| 2015 | $42,950 | 7.19% | - |
| 2014 | $39,860 | 3.19% | - |
| 2013 | $38,590 | 0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $38,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,780 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for library technicians in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of library technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 48.4 percent (48.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pittsfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Worcester | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Framingham | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pittsfield |