Library Assistants, Clerical salary
The median pay for library assistants, clerical in the United States is $36,910 a year. About 85,520 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,730
- 25th percentile
- $31,820
- Median percentile
- $36,910
- 75th percentile
- $45,620
- 90th percentile
- $55,310
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
- District of Columbia $59,390
- California $47,860
- Washington $47,540
- Nevada $46,620
- Maryland $45,910
- Alaska $44,800
- Massachusetts $42,520
- Oregon $42,270
- Minnesota $39,970
- New Jersey $39,780
- Wisconsin $39,610
- Connecticut $39,100
- Montana $39,070
- Arizona $38,110
- Virginia $38,020
- Maine $37,890
- Florida $37,880
- Tennessee $37,410
- New Hampshire $37,400
- Hawaii $37,110
- Delaware $37,090
- Rhode Island $36,610
- Vermont $36,430
- Georgia $36,410
- Colorado $36,130
- New York $35,990
- New Mexico $35,250
- Illinois $34,680
- North Carolina $34,550
- North Dakota $34,530
- Michigan $34,510
- South Carolina $33,980
- Idaho $33,960
- Missouri $33,760
- Kentucky $33,690
- Ohio $33,480
- Utah $32,690
- Kansas $31,550
- Texas $31,200
- Arkansas $31,100
- West Virginia $30,800
- Pennsylvania $30,690
- Oklahoma $29,640
- Louisiana $29,620
- Iowa $29,480
- Indiana $28,900
- Mississippi $28,110
- Nebraska $28,080
- Alabama $27,530
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $63,000
- San Jose, CA $62,780
- Santa Maria, CA $54,590
- Kennewick, WA $51,460
- Santa Cruz, CA $51,410
- San Diego, CA $50,940
- Seattle, WA $50,560
- Wenatchee, WA $50,180
- Anchorage, AK $50,000
- Hanford, CA $49,000
- Santa Rosa, CA $48,890
- Portland, OR $48,470
- Bremerton, WA $48,220
- Minneapolis, MN $48,120
- Riverside, CA $47,850
- Olympia, WA $47,830
- Mount Vernon, WA $47,780
- Los Angeles, CA $47,770
- Redding, CA $47,420
- Las Vegas, NV $47,160
- Reno, NV $47,050
- Sacramento, CA $46,980
- Durham, NC $46,940
- Washington, DC $46,820
- Flagstaff, AZ $46,710
- Visalia, CA $46,690
- Trenton, NJ $46,460
- Modesto, CA $46,400
- Oxnard, CA $46,300
- Madison, WI $46,290
- Fresno, CA $46,250
- Boston, MA $45,890
- Duluth, MN $45,650
- Merced, CA $45,610
- Eugene, OR $45,500
- Spokane, WA $45,480
- Cape Coral, FL $45,140
- Hartford, CT $44,820
- Bellingham, WA $44,440
- Oshkosh, WI $43,950
- El Centro, CA $43,470
- Milwaukee, WI $43,450
- Salinas, CA $43,390
- Eau Claire, WI $42,170
- Chattanooga, TN $41,860
- Boulder, CO $41,340
- Kalamazoo, MI $41,260
- Nashville, TN $41,210
- Baltimore, MD $41,070
- Virginia Beach, VA $40,710
- Atlantic City, NJ $40,630
- Wausau, WI $40,630
- Burlington, VT $40,520
- Janesville, WI $40,490
- Port St. Lucie, FL $40,420
- Lawrence, KS $40,270
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $40,190
- Crestview, FL $40,020
- Gainesville, FL $39,930
- Bridgeport, CT $39,900
- Burlington, NC $39,900
- Naples, FL $39,870
- Hilton Head Island, SC $39,810
- Springfield, MA $39,770
- Portland, ME $39,600
- Barnstable Town, MA $39,520
- Phoenix, AZ $39,460
- Austin, TX $39,330
- Bakersfield, CA $39,310
- Stockton, CA $39,290
- North Port, FL $39,180
- Charleston, SC $39,050
- Vallejo, CA $38,900
- Miami, FL $38,830
- Albany, NY $38,800
- Worcester, MA $38,740
- Midland, MI $38,720
- Atlanta, GA $38,640
- New Haven, CT $38,430
- Salem, OR $38,420
- Casper, WY $38,400
- Orlando, FL $38,390
- Lewiston, ME $38,310
- Appleton, WI $38,300
- Richmond, VA $38,230
- La Crosse, WI $38,140
- Tucson, AZ $38,110
- Sheboygan, WI $38,090
- Manchester, NH $37,920
- Albuquerque, NM $37,910
- New York, NY $37,860
- Pittsfield, MA $37,860
- Ithaca, NY $37,800
- Salt Lake City, UT $37,800
- Tampa, FL $37,790
- Amherst Town, MA $37,590
- Jacksonville, FL $37,570
- Wilmington, NC $37,500
- Philadelphia, PA $37,350
- Lewiston, ID $37,290
- Cincinnati, OH $37,200
- Asheville, NC $37,180
- Urban Honolulu, HI $37,110
- Greenville, SC $36,990
- Green Bay, WI $36,970
- Raleigh, NC $36,970
- Tallahassee, FL $36,940
- Greensboro, NC $36,930
- Battle Creek, MI $36,910
- Yakima, WA $36,860
- Providence, RI $36,670
- Rochester, MN $36,620
- Charlotte, NC $36,610
- Kingston, NY $36,540
- San Antonio, TX $36,510
- Chico, CA $36,470
- Toledo, OH $36,360
- Columbus, OH $36,290
- Clarksville, TN $36,260
- Twin Falls, ID $36,230