The annual salary statistics of librarians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $39,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,840.
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 | $51,440 | 5.97% | 9.08% |
| 2017 | $48,370 | -0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $48,690 | 8.34% | - |
| 2015 | $44,630 | -0.72% | - |
| 2014 | $44,950 | -0.09% | - |
| 2013 | $44,990 | -3.96% | - |
| 2012 | $46,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,440 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 12.8 percent (12.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.