The annual salary statistics of library technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of library technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $27,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for library technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of library technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,590 | 12.80% | 26.31% |
| 2021 | $38,010 | -6.10% | - |
| 2020 | $40,330 | 4.31% | - |
| 2019 | $38,590 | -4.53% | - |
| 2018 | $40,340 | 2.97% | - |
| 2017 | $39,140 | 7.95% | - |
| 2016 | $36,030 | 1.78% | - |
| 2015 | $35,390 | -0.14% | - |
| 2014 | $35,440 | 0.17% | - |
| 2013 | $35,380 | 9.21% | - |
| 2012 | $32,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,590, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for library technicians in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia (median annual salary of $47,210). Compared with Philadelphia, the median annual salary of library technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower.