The annual salary statistics of librarians in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $25,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,480.
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 | $50,620 | 4.96% | 2.96% |
| 2017 | $48,110 | 0.50% | - |
| 2016 | $47,870 | -2.57% | - |
| 2015 | $49,100 | -3.34% | - |
| 2014 | $50,740 | 0.20% | - |
| 2013 | $50,640 | 3.00% | - |
| 2012 | $49,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,620 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Huntington-Ashland is 36.6 percent (36.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 50.1 percent (50.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Winchester | |
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Cumberland | |
| Charleston | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wheeling | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |