The annual salary statistics of librarians in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $32,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,490 | 6.66% | -10.37% |
| 2016 | $48,060 | -6.47% | - |
| 2015 | $51,170 | -2.68% | - |
| 2014 | $52,540 | -6.59% | - |
| 2013 | $56,000 | -1.48% | - |
| 2012 | $56,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,490 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 46.8 percent (46.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.