Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Auburn, AL

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Auburn-Opelika, AL earns $64,240 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,242 a month.

10th percentile: $41,380
25th percentile: $48,720
Median percentile: $64,240
75th percentile: $75,530
90th percentile: $87,490

Based on 110 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

$50,906 take-home a year

Gross pay	$64,240
Federal income tax	−$5,529
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,914
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$2,891
Monthly take-home	$4,242
Every two weeks	$1,958

Does it go far here?

$73,056Median pay in Auburn, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.9 vs 100).

24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,026 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Auburn, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$103,380
Registered Nurses	$78,040
Accountants and Auditors	$72,570
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,970
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,310

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