US librarian employment & wage data

Some interesting gross data¹ on US librarian employment and earnings:
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• people employed = 148,800 (1 in 903), yearly change = +190 people (+0.1%)



• median wage = $50,970 per year, yearly change = +$1,910 (+3.9%)
• mean wage = $52,850 per year, yearly change = +$1,990 (+3.9%)
• 50% range = $40,730 to $63,440 per year
• 80% range = $31,960 to $77,930 per year
• aggregate pay = $7.864 billion per year²

¹(2007 data) Source = curated data by Wolfram Alpha Computational Knowledge Engine using:
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009.
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-2009.
- HR Answers, Inc. Salary Source 1999.
- PAQ Services, Inc. Salary Expert 2009.
- Salary.com, Inc. 2009

²Based on a 35 hour work week, $7.684 billion/year =
• $3.932 million/hour
• $31.46 million/day
• $157.3 million/week
• $655.3 million/month