Salary Guide
Salaries of Library Professionals by Job Area
| Job Area |
Low Salary ($) |
High Salary ($) |
Average Salary ($) |
Median Salary ($) |
| Access Services |
25,000 |
68,000 |
42,329 |
39,396 |
| Adult Services |
14,000 |
70,000 |
42,510 |
38,800 |
| Archivist |
17,000 |
65,000 |
44,763 |
42,750 |
| Assistant Director |
29,000 |
45,000 |
34,400 |
32,000 |
| Branch/Library Manager |
28,000 |
50,000 |
36,444 |
31,000 |
| Business Analyst |
38,000 |
67,500 |
55,083 |
56,250 |
| Cataloging |
25,000 |
56,000 |
37,897 |
40,000 |
| Children’s Services |
26,325 |
56,000 |
43,818 |
44,000 |
| Collection Development |
32,000 |
69,000 |
50,200 |
45,000 |
| DataAnalyst/Scientist |
41,000 |
95,000 |
72,571 |
75,000 |
| Digital Services |
32,000 |
62,000 |
45,778 |
47,500 |
| Electronic Resources |
34,000 |
53,000 |
43,300 |
44,500 |
| Information Services |
30,025 |
47,000 |
38,781 |
39,050 |
| Librarian |
19,798 |
80,000 |
44,892 |
42,000 |
| Library Director |
24,000 |
118,000 |
46,164 |
40,000 |
| Library Specialist |
27,000 |
42,500 |
34,083 |
33,750 |
| Library Technician |
21,000 |
52,000 |
34,975 |
35,000 |
| Medical Librarian |
25,000 |
44,000 |
36,333 |
40,000 |
| Metadata |
38,000 |
67,500 |
47,500 |
46,000 |
| Outreach Librarian |
37,500 |
64,000 |
51,558 |
52,500 |
| Reference / Instruction |
17,000 |
74,000 |
43,221 |
42,000 |
| Research Librarian |
38,000 |
68,000 |
49,992 |
48,250 |
| School Librarian |
30,000 |
96,000 |
46,094 |
44,250 |
| Special Collections |
26,000 |
42,500 |
35,250 |
36,250 |
| Technical Services |
34,237 |
48,775 |
43,169 |
44,000 |
| Teen/YA Librarian |
28,912 |
54,000 |
38,596 |
37,000 |
| UX Designer/Researcher |
37,000 |
120,000 |
78,075 |
77,500 |
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