Librarian salary
What a librarian actually earns, from 310 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see librarian pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A librarian earns a blended US median near 73,101 dollars, with the typical middle running from 56,797 dollars to 88,922 dollars. The official OEWS median is 64,320 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 8 percent since 2019. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is teacher, at 33 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open librarian roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Library TechnicianAir Mobility Command · Little Rock AFB, Arkansas$31k–$52kJul 21
- German Area LibrarianLibrary of Congress · Washington, District of Columbia$71k–$92kJul 20
- Library Technician NF-02United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Carson, Colorado$37kJul 20
- SUPERVISORY LIBRARIAN (MEDICAL SCIENCE)Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · Bethesda, Maryland$122k–$158kJul 17
- Supervisory Library Technician NF-03United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Carson, Colorado$53k–$56kJul 16
- SUPERVISORY LIBRARIANAir Education and Training Command · Maxwell AFB, Alabama$75k–$97kJul 16
By country
- United States$56,797 – $88,922 · median $73,101
- United Kingdom$40,997 – $46,964 · median $43,669
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $94,400
- Marylandmedian $81,690
- New Yorkmedian $77,080
- Georgiamedian $73,500
- Coloradomedian $64,980
- Texasmedian $64,910
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Related salaries
- Teacher salary$65,333 median
- Executive Assistant salary$72,772 median
- Professor / Lecturer salary$76,091 median
Quick answers
How much does a librarian make?
The blended US median is about 73,101 dollars, with a typical range from 56,797 dollars to 88,922 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 64,320 dollars.
What can a librarian move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is teacher, at 33 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 25-4022. Live corpus 310 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.