The annual salary statistics of librarians in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $29,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,620.
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 | $48,380 | 1.34% | 4.30% |
| 2017 | $47,730 | -3.81% | - |
| 2016 | $49,550 | -8.72% | - |
| 2015 | $53,870 | 1.04% | - |
| 2014 | $53,310 | 1.93% | - |
| 2013 | $52,280 | 11.44% | - |
| 2012 | $46,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,380 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in South Bend-Mishawaka is 24.4 percent (24.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 43.3 percent (43.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.