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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Allentown, PA

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $74,930 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,937 a month.

10th percentile
$37,330
25th percentile
$50,290
Median percentile
$74,930
75th percentile
$82,640
90th percentile
$94,030

Based on 280 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$59,243 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,930
Federal income tax−$7,655
Social Security + Medicare−$5,732
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,300
Monthly take-home$4,937
Every two weeks$2,279

Does it go far here?

$74,954Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania