Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Salary

Median Salary
$68,270
per year
Hourly Rate
$32.82
per hour
Employment
133,790
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$43,660
25th percentile
$56,310
Median
$68,270
75th percentile
$84,480
90th percentile
$103,990

💰 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$100,030+46.5%
District of Columbia$96,550+41.4%
California$89,790+31.5%
Maryland$88,570+29.7%
Nevada$84,540+23.8%
Connecticut$79,210+16.0%
Alaska$78,810+15.4%
New York$78,590+15.1%
Massachusetts$78,540+15.0%
New Jersey$78,380+14.8%
Oregon$78,070+14.4%
Delaware$77,700+13.8%
Minnesota$77,650+13.7%
Virginia$77,430+13.4%
Georgia$76,750+12.4%
Colorado$76,480+12.0%
Rhode Island$75,860+11.1%
Texas$71,860+5.3%
Hawaii$68,270+0.0%
Florida$67,060-1.8%
Wisconsin$66,870-2.1%
Kentucky$65,200-4.5%
Alabama$64,650-5.3%
Nebraska$64,060-6.2%
Montana$63,870-6.4%
New Hampshire$63,580-6.9%
Pennsylvania$62,880-7.9%
North Dakota$62,830-8.0%
Illinois$62,700-8.2%
South Carolina$62,640-8.2%
New Mexico$62,530-8.4%
Vermont$62,360-8.7%
Tennessee$62,090-9.1%
Kansas$61,900-9.3%
North Carolina$61,420-10.0%
Louisiana$60,650-11.2%
Ohio$60,630-11.2%
Arizona$60,500-11.4%
Michigan$60,010-12.1%
Maine$59,540-12.8%
Missouri$58,700-14.0%
Iowa$58,440-14.4%
Oklahoma$58,180-14.8%
Mississippi$56,970-16.6%
Arkansas$56,800-16.8%
Idaho$54,130-20.7%
Utah$53,730-21.3%
Indiana$53,500-21.6%
South Dakota$51,210-25.0%
Wyoming$46,530-31.8%
West Virginia$42,980-37.0%

🏙️ Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Naples-Marco Island, FL$106,550+56.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$105,240+54.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$103,240+51.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$101,780+49.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$101,490+48.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$100,240+46.8%
Merced, CA$98,630+44.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$97,510+42.8%
Yakima, WA$96,250+41.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$95,480+39.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$94,380+38.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$92,610+35.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$92,140+35.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$91,090+33.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$87,490+28.2%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$85,730+25.6%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$84,810+24.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$84,540+23.8%
Charlottesville, VA$84,430+23.7%
Odessa, TX$84,260+23.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$83,890+22.9%
Bellingham, WA$83,810+22.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$83,200+21.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$83,090+21.7%
Bend, OR$82,430+20.7%
New Haven, CT$82,420+20.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$82,280+20.5%
Laredo, TX$82,130+20.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,130+20.3%
Anchorage, AK$82,110+20.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$81,890+20.0%
Lincoln, NE$81,810+19.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$81,670+19.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$81,610+19.5%
Boulder, CO$81,550+19.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$81,470+19.3%
Modesto, CA$80,860+18.4%
Chico, CA$80,840+18.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$80,800+18.4%
Fresno, CA$80,450+17.8%
Rochester, MN$80,250+17.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$79,880+17.0%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$79,660+16.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$79,620+16.6%
Salisbury, MD$79,520+16.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$79,450+16.4%
Mankato, MN$79,420+16.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$79,290+16.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$78,780+15.4%
Tyler, TX$78,500+15.0%
Napa, CA$78,490+15.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$78,460+14.9%
Ithaca, NY$78,460+14.9%
Albany, OR$78,330+14.7%
Bozeman, MT$78,160+14.5%
El Centro, CA$78,110+14.4%
Madison, WI$78,050+14.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$77,950+14.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$77,930+14.1%
Vallejo, CA$77,860+14.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$77,800+14.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$77,760+13.9%
Iowa City, IA$77,680+13.8%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$77,640+13.7%
State College, PA$77,560+13.6%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$77,520+13.5%
Gainesville, GA$77,460+13.5%
Richmond, VA$77,430+13.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$77,330+13.3%
Salem, OR$77,320+13.3%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$77,030+12.8%
Redding, CA$76,970+12.7%
Elizabethtown, KY$76,920+12.7%
Reno, NV$76,840+12.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$76,720+12.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$76,680+12.3%
Savannah, GA$76,660+12.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$76,240+11.7%
Clarksville, TN-KY$76,110+11.5%
Salinas, CA$76,080+11.4%
Corvallis, OR$76,030+11.4%
Dalton, GA$76,000+11.3%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$75,960+11.3%
Warner Robins, GA$75,910+11.2%
Dover, DE$75,880+11.1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$75,730+10.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$75,280+10.3%
Winchester, VA-WV$75,250+10.2%
Worcester, MA$75,160+10.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$74,980+9.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$74,930+9.8%
Kingston, NY$74,890+9.7%
Wausau, WI$74,780+9.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$74,760+9.5%
Binghamton, NY$74,720+9.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$74,340+8.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$74,240+8.7%
Lexington Park, MD$74,010+8.4%
Elmira, NY$73,850+8.2%
Vineland, NJ$73,540+7.7%
El Paso, TX$73,160+7.2%
Bismarck, ND$73,120+7.1%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$72,990+6.9%
Owensboro, KY$72,490+6.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$72,270+5.9%
Green Bay, WI$72,020+5.5%
Syracuse, NY$71,850+5.2%
College Station-Bryan, TX$71,780+5.1%
Columbus, GA-AL$71,690+5.0%
Springfield, MA$71,430+4.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$71,260+4.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$71,050+4.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$71,030+4.0%
Urban Honolulu, HI$71,000+4.0%
Valdosta, GA$70,840+3.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$70,090+2.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$69,870+2.3%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$69,850+2.3%
Kenosha, WI$69,640+2.0%
Roanoke, VA$69,210+1.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$68,980+1.0%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$68,910+0.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$68,800+0.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$68,800+0.8%
Albany, GA$68,660+0.6%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$68,430+0.2%
Decatur, AL$68,220-0.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$68,210-0.1%
Mobile, AL$68,200-0.1%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$68,100-0.2%
Visalia, CA$67,970-0.4%
Jacksonville, FL$67,840-0.6%
Billings, MT$67,760-0.7%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$67,550-1.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$67,250-1.5%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$67,090-1.7%
Gainesville, FL$67,060-1.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$67,040-1.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$66,940-1.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$66,870-2.1%
Huntsville, AL$66,750-2.2%
Midland, TX$66,720-2.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$66,400-2.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$66,250-3.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$66,190-3.0%
Bloomington, IL$66,180-3.1%
Las Cruces, NM$66,170-3.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$66,020-3.3%
Helena, MT$65,870-3.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$65,820-3.6%
Bloomington, IN$65,720-3.7%
Amarillo, TX$65,620-3.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$65,550-4.0%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$65,540-4.0%
Birmingham, AL$65,450-4.1%
Duluth, MN-WI$65,340-4.3%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$65,300-4.4%
Reading, PA$65,290-4.4%
Bowling Green, KY$65,280-4.4%
Sheboygan, WI$65,250-4.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$65,180-4.5%
Columbus, OH$65,120-4.6%
Fond du Lac, WI$65,120-4.6%
Minot, ND$65,090-4.7%
Lawrence, KS$64,990-4.8%
Wichita, KS$64,990-4.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$64,970-4.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$64,830-5.0%
Lubbock, TX$64,820-5.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$64,710-5.2%
Logan, UT-ID$64,560-5.4%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$64,550-5.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$64,550-5.4%
Santa Fe, NM$64,500-5.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$64,350-5.7%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$64,240-5.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$64,240-5.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$64,240-5.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$64,180-6.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,070-6.2%
Monroe, MI$64,060-6.2%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,050-6.2%
Grand Junction, CO$63,980-6.3%
Williamsport, PA$63,960-6.3%
Corpus Christi, TX$63,940-6.3%
Eau Claire, WI$63,920-6.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$63,890-6.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$63,800-6.5%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$63,750-6.6%
Tallahassee, FL$63,620-6.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,550-6.9%
Knoxville, TN$63,500-7.0%
Rochester, NY$63,490-7.0%
Waco, TX$63,290-7.3%
Pueblo, CO$63,240-7.4%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$63,180-7.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$63,170-7.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$63,100-7.6%
Dothan, AL$63,040-7.7%
Wilmington, NC$63,030-7.7%
Spartanburg, SC$62,940-7.8%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$62,900-7.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$62,900-7.9%
Paducah, KY-IL$62,900-7.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,860-7.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$62,830-8.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$62,770-8.1%
Montgomery, AL$62,730-8.1%
Appleton, WI$62,670-8.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,630-8.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$62,570-8.3%
Cheyenne, WY$62,570-8.3%
Albuquerque, NM$62,530-8.4%
Greeley, CO$62,400-8.6%
Cleveland, TN$62,390-8.6%
Lawton, OK$62,320-8.7%
Bay City, MI$62,190-8.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$62,150-9.0%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$62,150-9.0%
Bangor, ME$62,090-9.1%
Hot Springs, AR$62,060-9.1%
Cleveland, OH$61,970-9.2%
Florence, SC$61,970-9.2%
Toledo, OH$61,950-9.3%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$61,920-9.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$61,900-9.3%
Springfield, IL$61,790-9.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$61,720-9.6%
Rome, GA$61,560-9.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$61,520-9.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$61,460-10.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$61,370-10.1%
Gadsden, AL$61,330-10.2%
Columbia, SC$61,290-10.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$61,290-10.2%
Burlington, NC$61,210-10.3%
Morgantown, WV$61,110-10.5%
Monroe, LA$61,090-10.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,070-10.5%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$61,000-10.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$60,980-10.7%
Topeka, KS$60,980-10.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$60,890-10.8%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$60,800-10.9%
Medford, OR$60,770-11.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$60,760-11.0%
Johnson City, TN$60,650-11.2%
Rockford, IL$60,630-11.2%
Ames, IA$60,610-11.2%
Columbia, MO$60,570-11.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$60,570-11.3%
Midland, MI$60,530-11.3%
Tucson, AZ$60,500-11.4%
Longview, TX$60,480-11.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$60,460-11.4%
Gettysburg, PA$60,440-11.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$60,440-11.5%
San Angelo, TX$60,430-11.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$60,420-11.5%
Kokomo, IN$60,400-11.5%
Manhattan, KS$60,370-11.6%
St. Cloud, MN$60,330-11.6%
Lancaster, PA$60,240-11.8%
Ocala, FL$60,210-11.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$60,090-12.0%
Aguadilla, PR$60,070-12.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$60,060-12.0%
Boise City, ID$60,030-12.1%
Rapid City, SD$59,990-12.1%
Great Falls, MT$59,800-12.4%
Flint, MI$59,640-12.6%
Sumter, SC$59,520-12.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$59,500-12.8%
Fayetteville, NC$59,440-12.9%
Jonesboro, AR$59,260-13.2%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$59,180-13.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$59,070-13.5%
Lafayette, LA$58,920-13.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$58,890-13.7%
Asheville, NC$58,870-13.8%
Mansfield, OH$58,860-13.8%
Jackson, MI$58,780-13.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$58,730-14.0%
Pittsfield, MA$58,710-14.0%
Battle Creek, MI$58,610-14.1%
Missoula, MT$58,570-14.2%
Decatur, IL$58,550-14.2%
Glens Falls, NY$58,430-14.4%
Lynchburg, VA$58,390-14.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$58,370-14.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$58,310-14.6%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$58,210-14.7%
Tulsa, OK$58,040-15.0%
Evansville, IN$57,930-15.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$57,920-15.2%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$57,900-15.2%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$57,780-15.4%
Yuma, AZ$57,650-15.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$57,630-15.6%
Jackson, TN$57,560-15.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$57,410-15.9%
Flagstaff, AZ$57,220-16.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$57,220-16.2%
Greenville, NC$57,050-16.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$57,020-16.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$56,850-16.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$56,850-16.7%
Springfield, MO$56,840-16.7%
Springfield, OH$56,720-16.9%
Texarkana, TX-AR$56,650-17.0%
Jackson, MS$56,540-17.2%
Kankakee, IL$56,090-17.8%
Sandusky, OH$56,070-17.9%
Saginaw, MI$56,050-17.9%
Joplin, MO-KS$55,700-18.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$55,430-18.8%
Morristown, TN$55,160-19.2%
Abilene, TX$54,110-20.7%
Lake Charles, LA$53,940-21.0%
Jefferson City, MO$53,370-21.8%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$52,850-22.6%
Puerto Rico$51,610-24.4%
Jacksonville, NC$51,460-24.6%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$51,400-24.7%
Erie, PA$51,300-24.9%
Akron, OH$51,260-24.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$51,210-25.0%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$50,870-25.5%
Terre Haute, IN$50,840-25.5%
Idaho Falls, ID$50,810-25.6%
Mayaguez, PR$50,770-25.6%
Charleston, WV$50,740-25.7%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$50,700-25.7%
Arecibo, PR$50,300-26.3%
Muncie, IN$50,280-26.4%
Ponce, PR$50,260-26.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$50,220-26.4%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$50,150-26.5%
Niles, MI$50,120-26.6%
Alexandria, LA$49,860-27.0%
Goldsboro, NC$49,780-27.1%
Traverse City, MI$49,680-27.2%
Peoria, IL$49,580-27.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$49,400-27.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$48,690-28.7%
Homosassa Springs, FL$48,360-29.2%
Wichita Falls, TX$48,230-29.4%
York-Hanover, PA$47,840-29.9%
St. George, UT$47,800-30.0%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$47,670-30.2%
Lebanon, PA$47,450-30.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$46,550-31.8%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$46,550-31.8%
Ogden, UT$46,380-32.1%
Lima, OH$46,180-32.4%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$45,130-33.9%
Wheeling, WV-OH$43,560-36.2%
Chambersburg, PA$42,800-37.3%
Johnstown, PA$42,400-37.9%
Hattiesburg, MS$39,720-41.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.