Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary
The median pay for librarians and media collections specialists in the United States is $68,270 a year. About 133,790 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $43,660
- 25th percentile
- $56,310
- Median percentile
- $68,270
- 75th percentile
- $84,480
- 90th percentile
- $103,990
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $100,030
- District of Columbia $96,550
- California $89,790
- Maryland $88,570
- Nevada $84,540
- Connecticut $79,210
- Alaska $78,810
- New York $78,590
- Massachusetts $78,540
- New Jersey $78,380
- Oregon $78,070
- Delaware $77,700
- Minnesota $77,650
- Virginia $77,430
- Georgia $76,750
- Colorado $76,480
- Rhode Island $75,860
- Texas $71,860
- Hawaii $68,270
- Florida $67,060
- Wisconsin $66,870
- Kentucky $65,200
- Alabama $64,650
- Nebraska $64,060
- Montana $63,870
- New Hampshire $63,580
- Pennsylvania $62,880
- North Dakota $62,830
- Illinois $62,700
- South Carolina $62,640
- New Mexico $62,530
- Vermont $62,360
- Tennessee $62,090
- Kansas $61,900
- North Carolina $61,420
- Louisiana $60,650
- Ohio $60,630
- Arizona $60,500
- Michigan $60,010
- Maine $59,540
- Missouri $58,700
- Iowa $58,440
- Oklahoma $58,180
- Mississippi $56,970
- Arkansas $56,800
- Idaho $54,130
- Utah $53,730
- Indiana $53,500
- South Dakota $51,210
- Wyoming $46,530
- West Virginia $42,980
By metro area
- Naples, FL $106,550
- Kennewick, WA $105,240
- San Jose, CA $103,240
- Seattle, WA $101,780
- San Francisco, CA $101,490
- Bremerton, WA $100,240
- Merced, CA $98,630
- Los Angeles, CA $97,510
- Yakima, WA $96,250
- Washington, DC $95,480
- Santa Maria, CA $94,380
- Olympia, WA $92,610
- San Luis Obispo, CA $92,140
- Santa Cruz, CA $91,090
- Bakersfield, CA $87,490
- Mount Vernon, WA $85,730
- San Diego, CA $84,810
- Las Vegas, NV $84,540
- Charlottesville, VA $84,430
- Odessa, TX $84,260
- Sacramento, CA $83,890
- Bellingham, WA $83,810
- Ann Arbor, MI $83,200
- Baltimore, MD $83,090
- Bend, OR $82,430
- New Haven, CT $82,420
- Trenton, NJ $82,280
- Laredo, TX $82,130
- Portland, OR $82,130
- Anchorage, AK $82,110
- Santa Rosa, CA $81,890
- Lincoln, NE $81,810
- New York, NY $81,670
- Bridgeport, CT $81,610
- Boulder, CO $81,550
- McAllen, TX $81,470
- Modesto, CA $80,860
- Chico, CA $80,840
- Minneapolis, MN $80,800
- Fresno, CA $80,450
- Rochester, MN $80,250
- Spokane, WA $79,880
- Brunswick, GA $79,660
- Denver, CO $79,620
- Salisbury, MD $79,520
- Boston, MA $79,450
- Mankato, MN $79,420
- Oxnard, CA $79,290
- Amherst Town, MA $78,780
- Tyler, TX $78,500
- Napa, CA $78,490
- Atlanta, GA $78,460
- Ithaca, NY $78,460
- Albany, OR $78,330
- Bozeman, MT $78,160
- El Centro, CA $78,110
- Madison, WI $78,050
- Eugene, OR $77,950
- Brownsville, TX $77,930
- Vallejo, CA $77,860
- Hartford, CT $77,800
- Panama City, FL $77,760
- Iowa City, IA $77,680
- Crestview, FL $77,640
- State College, PA $77,560
- Virginia Beach, VA $77,520
- Gainesville, GA $77,460
- Richmond, VA $77,430
- Philadelphia, PA $77,330
- Salem, OR $77,320
- Hilton Head Island, SC $77,030
- Redding, CA $76,970
- Elizabethtown, KY $76,920
- Reno, NV $76,840
- Atlantic City, NJ $76,720
- Kiryas Joel, NY $76,680
- Savannah, GA $76,660
- Harrisonburg, VA $76,240
- Clarksville, TN $76,110
- Salinas, CA $76,080
- Corvallis, OR $76,030
- Dalton, GA $76,000
- Des Moines, IA $75,960
- Warner Robins, GA $75,910
- Dover, DE $75,880
- Providence, RI $75,730
- Houston, TX $75,280
- Winchester, VA $75,250
- Worcester, MA $75,160
- Durham, NC $74,980
- Allentown, PA $74,930
- Kingston, NY $74,890
- Wausau, WI $74,780
- Stockton, CA $74,760
- Binghamton, NY $74,720
- Dallas, TX $74,340
- Milwaukee, WI $74,240
- Lexington Park, MD $74,010
- Elmira, NY $73,850
- Vineland, NJ $73,540
- El Paso, TX $73,160
- Bismarck, ND $73,120
- Grand Forks, ND $72,990
- Owensboro, KY $72,490
- Greenville, SC $72,270
- Green Bay, WI $72,020
- Syracuse, NY $71,850
- College Station, TX $71,780
- Columbus, GA $71,690
- Springfield, MA $71,430
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $71,260
- Omaha, NE $71,050
- Lansing, MI $71,030
- Urban Honolulu, HI $71,000
- Valdosta, GA $70,840
- Miami, FL $70,090
- Albany, NY $69,870
- Fort Collins, CO $69,850
- Kenosha, WI $69,640
- Roanoke, VA $69,210