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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Virginia

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Virginia earns $77,430 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,920 a month.

10th percentile
$48,510
25th percentile
$61,770
Median percentile
$77,430
75th percentile
$94,380
90th percentile
$107,600

Based on 4,590 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

$59,043 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,430
Federal income tax−$8,205
Social Security + Medicare−$5,923
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$4,259
Monthly take-home$4,920
Every two weeks$2,271

Does it go far here?

$76,585Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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