Library Technicians salary
The median pay for library technicians in the United States is $44,580 a year. About 68,690 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $29,300
- 25th percentile
- $35,740
- Median percentile
- $44,580
- 75th percentile
- $52,430
- 90th percentile
- $63,080
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
- Washington $62,570
- District of Columbia $61,040
- Connecticut $57,060
- California $53,260
- Minnesota $51,110
- Hawaii $50,870
- Massachusetts $50,430
- Vermont $50,090
- New York $50,060
- Oregon $49,970
- Maryland $48,920
- New Jersey $48,840
- Rhode Island $48,740
- New Hampshire $48,650
- Delaware $47,580
- Illinois $47,120
- Alaska $46,940
- Colorado $46,680
- North Carolina $46,520
- Pennsylvania $46,100
- Nevada $45,650
- Virginia $45,560
- Maine $44,520
- Kansas $41,960
- Florida $41,080
- Arizona $40,510
- Utah $40,160
- North Dakota $39,240
- Louisiana $39,180
- Missouri $39,160
- New Mexico $38,830
- Texas $38,640
- Iowa $38,590
- Montana $38,220
- Ohio $37,920
- Georgia $37,320
- Alabama $37,150
- Nebraska $36,920
- Tennessee $36,400
- South Carolina $36,070
- Kentucky $35,700
- Indiana $35,560
- Wisconsin $35,000
- Michigan $34,680
- Idaho $34,510
- West Virginia $30,300
- South Dakota $29,590
- Oklahoma $29,440
- Arkansas $28,570
- Mississippi $27,080
- Wyoming $26,850
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $65,690
- Olympia, WA $65,630
- New Haven, CT $63,970
- San Francisco, CA $63,690
- Yakima, WA $63,270
- Ithaca, NY $62,960
- San Jose, CA $62,550
- Fairbanks, AK $61,960
- Rochester, MN $61,750
- Binghamton, NY $61,720
- Santa Rosa, CA $61,470
- Iowa City, IA $61,300
- Syracuse, NY $58,520
- Hartford, CT $58,380
- Bellingham, WA $57,990
- Vallejo, CA $57,670
- San Luis Obispo, CA $57,510
- Boston, MA $57,330
- Washington, DC $57,290
- Portland, OR $57,050
- Riverside, CA $56,510
- Mankato, MN $56,310
- Spokane, WA $56,270
- Santa Maria, CA $56,160
- Albuquerque, NM $56,140
- Hanford, CA $55,960
- Sacramento, CA $55,630
- Modesto, CA $55,440
- Corvallis, OR $55,360
- San Diego, CA $54,920
- Buffalo, NY $54,360
- Champaign, IL $53,680
- Salinas, CA $53,460
- Charlottesville, VA $52,690
- Urban Honolulu, HI $52,450
- New York, NY $52,040
- Raleigh, NC $52,020
- Bremerton, WA $51,820
- Minneapolis, MN $51,520
- Bridgeport, CT $51,230
- Decatur, IL $50,650
- Eugene, OR $50,330
- Prescott Valley, AZ $50,170
- Cape Coral, FL $50,130
- Napa, CA $50,110
- Burlington, VT $50,090
- Knoxville, TN $50,030
- Los Angeles, CA $49,980
- Owensboro, KY $49,870
- Norwich, CT $49,590
- Miami, FL $49,470
- Lawrence, KS $49,400
- Boulder, CO $49,290
- Yuba City, CA $49,060
- North Port, FL $48,960
- Philadelphia, PA $48,880
- Reno, NV $48,820
- Springfield, MA $48,780
- Salem, OR $48,740
- Ogden, UT $48,690
- El Centro, CA $48,520
- Bozeman, MT $48,510
- Fresno, CA $48,500
- Grand Island, NE $48,470
- Wilmington, NC $48,280
- Visalia, CA $48,200
- Bend, OR $48,170
- Baltimore, MD $48,090
- Minot, ND $48,080
- Duluth, MN $48,030
- Springfield, IL $47,990
- Bloomington, IL $47,930
- Dubuque, IA $47,820
- Monroe, LA $47,790
- Manchester, NH $47,730
- Kiryas Joel, NY $47,680
- Waterloo, IA $47,670
- Merced, CA $47,570
- Worcester, MA $47,560
- Harrisburg, PA $47,470
- Amherst Town, MA $47,300
- Pittsfield, MA $47,290
- Austin, TX $47,230
- Providence, RI $47,230
- Denver, CO $47,180
- Kingston, NY $47,110
- Chicago, IL $47,100
- Greeley, CO $47,070
- Chico, CA $47,040
- Bangor, ME $47,000
- Albany, OR $46,990
- Shreveport, LA $46,930
- Port St. Lucie, FL $46,920
- Charlotte, NC $46,900
- Stockton, CA $46,890
- Barnstable Town, MA $46,860
- Allentown, PA $46,850
- Des Moines, IA $46,840
- Topeka, KS $46,740
- New Orleans, LA $46,620
- Oxnard, CA $46,430
- Lexington Park, MD $46,400
- Fort Collins, CO $46,320
- Albany, NY $46,260
- Lincoln, NE $46,000
- Ames, IA $45,880
- Salisbury, MD $45,810
- Las Vegas, NV $45,650
- Cleveland, OH $45,420
- Tallahassee, FL $45,160
- Bakersfield, CA $45,070
- Fargo, ND $45,020
- Auburn, AL $44,960
- Cedar Rapids, IA $44,960
- Medford, OR $44,940
- Redding, CA $44,850
- Pittsburgh, PA $44,820
- Portland, ME $44,680
- Deltona, FL $44,650
- Charleston, SC $44,620