United States
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$64,320
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in the United States earn a median of $64,320 a year, about $30.92 an hour.
Median
$64,320
per year
Hourly
$30.92
as published
Mean
$69,180
pulled up by top earners
Workers
131,830
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | State | $77,080 | +20% |
| California | State | $86,590 | +35% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $79,630 | +24% |
| Texas | State | $64,910 | +1% |
| Florida | State | $59,890 | -7% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $60,120 | -7% |
| Massachusetts | State | $75,790 | +18% |
| Ohio | State | $57,130 | -11% |
| Virginia | State | $74,320 | +16% |
| Illinois | State | $62,360 | -3% |
| North Carolina | State | $59,860 | -7% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $91,020 | +42% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $76,780 | +19% |
| New Jersey | State | $79,380 | +23% |
| Georgia | State | $73,500 | +14% |
| Michigan | State | $59,520 | -7% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $65,810 | +2% |
| Maryland | State | $81,690 | +27% |
| Alabama | State | $62,240 | -3% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $90,410 | +41% |
| Washington | State | $94,400 | +47% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $69,470 | +8% |
| Missouri | State | $53,600 | -17% |
| Tennessee | State | $59,710 | -7% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $72,660 | +13% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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