The annual salary statistics of librarians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $44,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,460.
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 | $66,540 | -0.48% | 6.88% |
| 2017 | $66,860 | 5.61% | - |
| 2016 | $63,110 | 1.71% | - |
| 2015 | $62,030 | 3.22% | - |
| 2014 | $60,030 | -4.43% | - |
| 2013 | $62,690 | 1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $61,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,540 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 58.2 percent (58.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.