The annual salary statistics of librarians in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $33,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,900.
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 | $49,130 | 11.60% | 6.19% |
| 2017 | $43,430 | 1.70% | - |
| 2016 | $42,690 | 3.44% | - |
| 2015 | $41,220 | -9.70% | - |
| 2014 | $45,220 | -1.90% | - |
| 2013 | $46,080 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $46,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,130 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Kalamazoo-Portage is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 44.2 percent (44.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.