The annual salary statistics of librarians in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians in Winston-Salem 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 | $35,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,940.
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 | $53,300 | -0.13% | 1.86% |
| 2017 | $53,370 | 5.13% | - |
| 2016 | $50,630 | 4.23% | - |
| 2015 | $48,490 | 0.54% | - |
| 2014 | $48,230 | -3.30% | - |
| 2013 | $49,820 | -5.00% | - |
| 2012 | $52,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,300 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Winston-Salem is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.