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Librarians Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of librarians in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians in Harrisburg-Carlisle is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Librarians in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,710
25th Percentile Wage
$43,900
50th Percentile Wage
$59,430
75th Percentile Wage
$73,960
90th Percentile Wage
$82,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,710.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$59,430
-2.25% 5.65%
2017
$60,770
1.10% -
2016
$60,100
2.65% -
2015
$58,510
-0.99% -
2014
$59,090
4.84% -
2013
$56,230
0.28% -
2012
$56,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Librarians Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,430 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$63,810
Newark-Union
$63,810
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$63,740
Gettysburg
$63,550
Philadelphia
$60,720
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$59,430
York-Hanover
$57,050
State College
$56,940
Lancaster
$54,910
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$54,470
Altoona
$54,370
East Stroudsburg
$53,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$52,870
Pittsburgh
$51,410
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$51,360
Lebanon
$49,570
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$49,520
Reading
$48,390
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$48,350
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$47,830
Williamsport
$47,690
Erie
$47,070
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$44,790
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,500
Johnstown
$37,360

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.