The annual salary statistics of librarians in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $42,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,150.
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 | $56,150 | 4.08% | 5.54% |
| 2017 | $53,860 | -1.00% | - |
| 2016 | $54,400 | -1.84% | - |
| 2015 | $55,400 | 3.66% | - |
| 2014 | $53,370 | 0.75% | - |
| 2013 | $52,970 | -0.13% | - |
| 2012 | $53,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,150 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Raleigh-Cary is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.