The annual salary statistics of librarians in Burlington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians in Burlington 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 | $41,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Burlington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,620.
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 | $58,960 | 15.33% | 21.71% |
| 2017 | $49,920 | 0.40% | - |
| 2016 | $49,720 | -0.78% | - |
| 2015 | $50,110 | -1.54% | - |
| 2014 | $50,880 | 4.80% | - |
| 2013 | $48,440 | 4.71% | - |
| 2012 | $46,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,960, Burlington is the second highest paying city for librarians in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $60,220). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of librarians in Burlington is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.