The annual salary statistics of librarians in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $40,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,180.
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 | $53,230 | -6.54% | 6.78% |
| 2017 | $56,710 | 4.13% | - |
| 2016 | $54,370 | 0.97% | - |
| 2015 | $53,840 | 1.73% | - |
| 2014 | $52,910 | 1.85% | - |
| 2013 | $51,930 | 4.45% | - |
| 2012 | $49,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,230, Lewiston-Auburn is the second highest paying city for librarians in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $55,350). Compared with Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of librarians in Lewiston-Auburn is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |