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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
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 | $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 | - | - |
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.