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How much does a Librarian make in the United States?

Table of Contents

  1. How much do Librarians make in the United States?
  2. Librarian earnings by seniority
  3. Librarian employment mix
  4. Librarian salary satisfaction
  5. Librarian earnings by seniority
  6. Librarian salary comparison
  7. Librarian salary by state

Average Librarian Yearly Salary in the United States

Librarians earn an average yearly salary of $39,871. Salaries typically start from $20,308 and go up to $64,422.

Average Librarian Hourly Wage in the United States

Librarians earn an average hourly wage of $19.17. Hourly wages typically start from $9.76 and go up to $30.97.

Source: Sokanu (Aggregated)

These numbers may vary depending on several factors, like level of education, amount of experience, industry, company size and location.

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Employment Type Mix

51%
Full-Time
49%
Part-Time

Source: Sokanu user data. View more Librarian demographics

Salary Satisfaction

3.0
SCORE
605
RATINGS
Librarians average a score of 3.0 out of 5 on our salary satisfaction scale. This places Librarians in the 49th percentile of salary satisfaction.

Source: Sokanu user data. View more Librarian satisfaction

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Librarian Earnings by Seniority

Top End Librarian Earnings

The highest earning Librarians in the United States earn:

 $30.97
an hour 		$64,422.1
per year
Senior Librarian Earnings

Senior Librarians in the United States earn:

 $24.92
an hour 		$51,823.4
per year
Experienced Librarian Earnings

Experienced Librarians in the United States earn:

 $16.74
an hour 		$34,821.0
per year
Junior Librarian Earnings

Junior Librarians in the United States earn:

 $11.91
an hour 		$24,773.4
per year
Starting Librarian Earnings

Starting Librarians in the United States earn:

 $9.76
an hour 		$20,307.6
per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

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Librarian Salary Comparison

Librarians earn more than 56% percent of similar careers in the United States.

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Source: Sokanu (Aggregated)

Librarian salary by state

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State Hourly Wage Annual Salary Rank
Librarian Salary in District of Columbia $40.17 $83,550 # 1
Librarian Salary in California $34.78 $72,337.5 # 2
Librarian Salary in Delaware $33.98 $70,680 # 3
Librarian Salary in Massachusetts $33.17 $68,990 # 4
Librarian Salary in Maryland $33.04 $68,720 # 5
Librarian Salary in Connecticut $32.95 $68,530 # 6
Librarian Salary in Virginia $32.70 $68,020 # 7
Librarian Salary in New Jersey $32.69 $68,000 # 8
Librarian Salary in New York $32.48 $67,550 # 9
Librarian Salary in Alaska $32.22 $67,020 # 10
Librarian Salary in Washington $32.12 $66,800 # 11
Librarian Salary in Colorado $32.12 $66,800 # 12
Librarian Salary in Nevada $31.26 $65,030 # 13
Librarian Salary in Rhode Island $30.69 $63,830 # 14
Librarian Salary in Hawaii $30.38 $63,190 # 15
Librarian Salary in Oregon $29.64 $61,650 # 16
Librarian Salary in Minnesota $28.81 $59,930 # 17
Librarian Salary in Georgia $28.02 $58,280 # 18
Librarian Salary in Florida $27.78 $57,790 # 19
Librarian Salary in Pennsylvania $27.64 $57,500 # 20
Librarian Salary in Kentucky $26.88 $55,920 # 21
Librarian Salary in Wisconsin $26.68 $55,490 # 22
Librarian Salary in Illinois $26.59 $55,310 # 23
Librarian Salary in New Hampshire $26.44 $55,000 # 24
Librarian Salary in Ohio $26.35 $54,800 # 25
Librarian Salary in South Carolina $26.06 $54,210 # 26
Librarian Salary in Missouri $26.00 $54,090 # 27
Librarian Salary in Utah $25.84 $53,740 # 28
Librarian Salary in Alabama $25.65 $53,350 # 29
Librarian Salary in North Carolina $25.58 $53,200 # 30
Librarian Salary in Louisiana $25.42 $52,870 # 31
Librarian Salary in Guam $25.39 $52,810 # 32
Librarian Salary in Tennessee $25.34 $52,700 # 33
Librarian Salary in Arkansas $24.89 $51,780 # 34
Librarian Salary in New Mexico $24.67 $51,310 # 35
Librarian Salary in Wyoming $24.42 $50,800 # 36
Librarian Salary in Texas $24.39 $50,735.2 # 37
Librarian Salary in Michigan $24.38 $50,710 # 38
Librarian Salary in Nebraska $23.88 $49,670 # 39
Librarian Salary in Vermont $23.85 $49,600 # 40
Librarian Salary in Montana $23.62 $49,130 # 41
Librarian Salary in Indiana $23.58 $49,040 # 42
Librarian Salary in Maine $23.45 $48,770 # 43
Librarian Salary in Kansas $23.12 $48,090 # 44
Librarian Salary in North Dakota $22.41 $46,620 # 45
Librarian Salary in Iowa $22.39 $46,580 # 46
Librarian Salary in Arizona $22.35 $46,480 # 47
Librarian Salary in Virgin Islands $22.04 $45,840 # 48
Librarian Salary in Mississippi $21.71 $45,150 # 49
Librarian Salary in West Virginia $20.95 $43,570 # 50
Librarian Salary in Oklahoma $20.82 $43,310 # 51
Librarian Salary in South Dakota $20.15 $41,910 # 52
Librarian Salary in United States $19.17 $39,871.2 # 53
Librarian Salary in Idaho $18.51 $38,510 # 54
Librarian Salary in Puerto Rico $17.62 $36,650 # 55