The annual salary statistics of librarians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $39,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,540.
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 | $55,250 | -1.23% | 8.80% |
| 2017 | $55,930 | 3.04% | - |
| 2016 | $54,230 | 4.78% | - |
| 2015 | $51,640 | 1.53% | - |
| 2014 | $50,850 | 1.30% | - |
| 2013 | $50,190 | -0.40% | - |
| 2012 | $50,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,250 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Glens Falls.