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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Massachusetts

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Massachusetts earns $78,540 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,013 a month.

10th percentile
$50,260
25th percentile
$62,550
Median percentile
$78,540
75th percentile
$97,710
90th percentile
$109,060

Based on 4,980 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

$60,156 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,540
Federal income tax−$8,449
Social Security + Medicare−$6,008
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,927
Monthly take-home$5,013
Every two weeks$2,314

Does it go far here?

$74,265Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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