Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for library science teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $80,340 a year. About 3,630 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $57,200
- 25th percentile
- $64,080
- Median percentile
- $80,340
- 75th percentile
- $100,910
- 90th percentile
- $129,120
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
- California $125,640
- Maryland $123,170
- Washington $104,540
- Pennsylvania $86,250
- New Jersey $85,130
- Iowa $83,950
- Minnesota $83,710
- Michigan $83,370
- Indiana $83,330
- Virginia $82,880
- Ohio $82,610
- Oregon $81,890
- Massachusetts $80,850
- Illinois $80,760
- North Carolina $79,460
- Tennessee $76,940
- Texas $76,940
- Alabama $76,340
- New York $76,060
- Florida $75,500
- Missouri $74,800
- Georgia $72,510
- Nebraska $66,190
- Kansas $66,100
- Oklahoma $65,620
- South Carolina $65,310
- Kentucky $63,660
- Mississippi $59,920
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $156,310
- San Diego, CA $129,150
- San Francisco, CA $129,120
- Seattle, WA $126,820
- Santa Maria, CA $113,290
- Los Angeles, CA $109,250
- New York, NY $101,920
- Washington, DC $99,720
- Portland, OR $96,330
- Nashville, TN $93,490
- Minneapolis, MN $83,300
- Boston, MA $80,850
- Greensboro, NC $78,200
- Birmingham, AL $78,170
- Chicago, IL $78,060
- Dallas, TX $76,940
- Knoxville, TN $76,940
- Charlotte, NC $65,980
- Atlanta, GA $62,450