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Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of librarians and media collections specialists in Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians and media collections specialists in Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 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 and Media Collections Specialists in Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,850
25th Percentile Wage	$31,070
50th Percentile Wage	$39,960
75th Percentile Wage	$49,830
90th Percentile Wage	$55,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians and media collections specialists in Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,850.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians and media collections specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2022	$39,960	2.55%	20.20%
2021	$38,940	16.77%	-
2020	$32,410	1.60%	-
2019	$31,890	-	-

Table 2. Compare Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,960, Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for librarians and media collections specialists in state of South Dakota, following city of Sioux City (median annual salary of $54,700). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of librarians and media collections specialists in Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is about 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city Sioux City.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Sioux City	$54,700
Rapid City	$49,550
Sioux Falls	$49,180
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$40,190
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$39,960