The annual salary statistics of librarians in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $36,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,670.
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 | $45,280 | -3.20% | 8.37% |
| 2017 | $46,730 | 3.45% | - |
| 2016 | $45,120 | 5.16% | - |
| 2015 | $42,790 | 10.35% | - |
| 2014 | $38,360 | -3.21% | - |
| 2013 | $39,590 | -4.80% | - |
| 2012 | $41,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,280 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 43.3 percent (43.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 44.2 percent (44.2%) 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 |