The annual salary statistics of librarians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $54,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $73,470 | 2.08% | 6.38% |
| 2016 | $71,940 | 2.22% | - |
| 2015 | $70,340 | 0.85% | - |
| 2014 | $69,740 | 1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $68,820 | 0.06% | - |
| 2012 | $68,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,470, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for librarians in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $76,810). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of librarians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower.