25 Series · SOC 25-4031

Library Technicians

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$39,970

per year

Median Hourly

$19.22/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$43,050

average

Employment

73,770

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

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Hourly Rate Distribution

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10th Percentile

$27,890

25th Percentile

$33,510

Median

$39,970

75th Percentile

$49,740

90th Percentile

$60,960

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. District of Columbia $58,780 2. Washington $57,550 3. Connecticut $54,550 4. California $51,290 5. Massachusetts $49,650

Lowest Paying States

48. Mississippi $26,080 49. South Dakota $28,370 50. Oklahoma $28,490 51. Puerto Rico $30,620 52. Kentucky $30,750

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	District of Columbia	$58,780	$60,160	460	+47% above national
2	Washington	$57,550	$59,880	1,630	+44% above national
3	Connecticut	$54,550	$55,290	950	+36% above national
4	California	$51,290	$54,580	7,760	+28% above national
5	Massachusetts	$49,650	$51,870	1,910	+24% above national
6	Maryland	$49,340	$51,860	1,470	+23% above national
7	New Hampshire	$47,640	$47,810	240	+19% above national
8	Minnesota	$47,330	$47,230	1,430	+18% above national
9	Oregon	$46,950	$46,930	1,900	+17% above national
10	Rhode Island	$46,910	$48,610	140	+17% above national
11	Delaware	$46,820	$46,090	190	+17% above national
12	New Jersey	$46,730	$48,280	1,140	+17% above national
13	New York	$46,700	$47,940	4,070	+17% above national
14	Alaska	$46,530	$46,830	220	+16% above national
15	Virginia	$45,140	$45,060	2,690	+13% above national
16	Colorado	$44,870	$43,880	2,560	+12% above national
17	North Carolina	$44,800	$42,900	2,450	+12% above national
18	Hawaii	$44,200	$46,070	130	+11% above national
19	Illinois	$43,920	$45,400	2,540	+10% above national
20	Nevada	$43,490	$43,500	480	+9% above national
21	Vermont	$43,470	$44,280	150	+9% above national
22	Maine	$41,330	$42,690	400	+3% above national
23	Arizona	$40,330	$41,630	770	+1% above national
24	Kansas	$38,990	$40,250	580	2% below national
25	Florida	$38,810	$42,960	3,610	3% below national
26	Pennsylvania	$38,150	$40,260	1,820	5% below national
27	Texas	$37,920	$38,200	5,160	5% below national
28	Missouri	$37,850	$38,580	1,420	5% below national
29	North Dakota	$37,770	$39,240	410	6% below national
30	Nebraska	$37,310	$38,030	640	7% below national
31	Louisiana	$37,210	$38,440	1,530	7% below national
32	Iowa	$37,180	$39,980	1,500	7% below national
33	Georgia	$36,650	$36,170	1,880	8% below national
34	Utah	$36,630	$36,400	510	8% below national
35	New Mexico	$36,170	$39,240	660	10% below national
36	Montana	$36,140	$36,290	430	10% below national
37	Wyoming	$35,570	$36,770	200	11% below national
38	Ohio	$35,230	$37,320	5,090	12% below national
39	South Carolina	$34,860	$35,920	860	13% below national
40	Michigan	$34,320	$35,510	2,230	14% below national
41	Idaho	$33,700	$33,550	520	16% below national
42	Wisconsin	$33,030	$34,330	2,780	17% below national
43	Alabama	$32,910	$35,930	510	18% below national
44	Indiana	$32,420	$33,480	1,750	19% below national
45	Tennessee	$31,660	$34,770	500	21% below national
46	West Virginia	$31,080	$34,340	190	22% below national
47	Arkansas	$30,790	$32,180	440	23% below national
48	Kentucky	$30,750	$32,730	1,300	23% below national
49	Puerto Rico	$30,620	$31,720	310	23% below national
50	Oklahoma	$28,490	$32,670	600	29% below national
51	South Dakota	$28,370	$33,060	500	29% below national
52	Mississippi	$26,080	$29,070	470	35% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. New Haven, CT $66,260 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $64,110 3. Iowa City, IA $63,470 4. Ithaca, NY $62,510 5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $61,420

Lowest Paying Metros

370. Flint, MI $21,490 371. Janesville-Beloit, WI $22,410 372. Hattiesburg, MS $23,000 373. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $23,250 374. Jackson, MS $23,500

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	New Haven, CT	$66,260	230	+66% above national
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$64,110	820	+60% above national
3	Iowa City, IA	$63,470	140	+59% above national
4	Ithaca, NY	$62,510	60	+56% above national
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$61,420	310	+54% above national
6	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$61,100	80	+53% above national
7	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$61,070	30	+53% above national
8	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$59,190	180	+48% above national
9	Vallejo, CA	$57,990	70	+45% above national
10	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$57,700	110	+44% above national
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$57,550	1,130	+44% above national
12	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$57,420	350	+44% above national
13	Salinas, CA	$57,190	90	+43% above national
14	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$56,180	1,280	+41% above national
15	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$56,020	150	+40% above national
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