Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary by location
National median: $68,270 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $106,550 | +56.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $105,240 | +54.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $103,240 | +51.2% | 700 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $101,780 | +49.1% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $101,490 | +48.7% | 1,940 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $100,240 | +46.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $100,030 | +46.5% | 2,750 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $98,630 | +44.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $97,510 | +42.8% | 3,270 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $96,550 | +41.4% | 960 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $96,250 | +41.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $95,480 | +39.9% | 3,630 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $94,380 | +38.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $92,610 | +35.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $92,140 | +35.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $91,090 | +33.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $89,790 | +31.5% | 10,180 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $88,570 | +29.7% | 3,220 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $87,490 | +28.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $85,730 | +25.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $84,810 | +24.2% | 820 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $84,540 | +23.8% | 420 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $84,540 | +23.8% | 610 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $84,430 | +23.7% | 250 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $84,260 | +23.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $83,890 | +22.9% | 540 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $83,810 | +22.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $83,200 | +21.9% | 330 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $83,090 | +21.7% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $82,430 | +20.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $82,420 | +20.7% | 570 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $82,280 | +20.5% | 390 | 2025 |
| Laredo, TX | metropolitan | $82,130 | +20.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $82,130 | +20.3% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $82,110 | +20.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $81,890 | +20.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $81,810 | +19.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $81,670 | +19.6% | 10,690 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $81,610 | +19.5% | 540 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $81,550 | +19.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| McAllen, TX | metropolitan | $81,470 | +19.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $80,860 | +18.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $80,840 | +18.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $80,800 | +18.4% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $80,450 | +17.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $80,250 | +17.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $79,880 | +17.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | metropolitan | $79,660 | +16.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $79,620 | +16.6% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $79,520 | +16.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $79,450 | +16.4% | 3,660 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $79,420 | +16.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $79,290 | +16.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $79,210 | +16.0% | 2,550 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $78,810 | +15.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $78,780 | +15.4% | 250 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $78,590 | +15.1% | 11,870 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $78,540 | +15.0% | 4,980 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $78,500 | +15.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $78,490 | +15.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $78,460 | +14.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $78,460 | +14.9% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $78,380 | +14.8% | 4,100 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $78,330 | +14.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $78,160 | +14.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $78,110 | +14.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $78,070 | +14.4% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $78,050 | +14.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $77,950 | +14.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | metropolitan | $77,930 | +14.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $77,860 | +14.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $77,800 | +14.0% | 900 | 2025 |
| Panama City, FL | metropolitan | $77,760 | +13.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $77,700 | +13.8% | 370 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $77,680 | +13.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $77,650 | +13.7% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $77,640 | +13.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| State College, PA | metropolitan | $77,560 | +13.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $77,520 | +13.5% | 880 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $77,460 | +13.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $77,430 | +13.4% | 4,590 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $77,430 | +13.4% | 720 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $77,330 | +13.3% | 2,430 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $77,320 | +13.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | metropolitan | $77,030 | +12.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $76,970 | +12.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $76,920 | +12.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $76,840 | +12.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $76,750 | +12.4% | 3,330 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $76,720 | +12.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $76,680 | +12.3% | 370 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $76,660 | +12.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $76,480 | +12.0% | 1,990 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | metropolitan | $76,240 | +11.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Clarksville, TN | metropolitan | $76,110 | +11.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $76,080 | +11.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $76,030 | +11.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Dalton, GA | metropolitan | $76,000 | +11.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $75,960 | +11.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $75,910 | +11.2% | 60 | 2025 |