The annual salary statistics of librarians in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians in Niles-Benton Harbor 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 | $25,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,700.
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 | $45,570 | 8.98% | 10.31% |
| 2016 | $41,480 | -13.07% | - |
| 2015 | $46,900 | 16.89% | - |
| 2014 | $38,980 | -20.52% | - |
| 2013 | $46,980 | 13.01% | - |
| 2012 | $40,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,570 in Niles-Benton Harbor is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Niles-Benton Harbor is 28.8 percent (28.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 39.9 percent (39.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.