Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Salary Data
Compare librarians and media collections specialists pay across 318 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
States ranked by average salary across 318 cities.
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salaries by city
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists pay across 50 states and 343 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK1 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA23 cities
- San Jose$103,240
- San Francisco$101,490
- Merced$98,630
- Los Angeles$97,510
- Santa Maria$94,380
- San Luis Obispo$92,140
- Santa Cruz$91,090
- Bakersfield$87,490
- San Diego$84,810
- Sacramento$83,890
- Santa Rosa$81,890
- Modesto$80,860
- Chico$80,840
- Fresno$80,450
- Oxnard$79,290
- Napa$78,490
- El Centro$78,110
- Vallejo$77,860
- Redding$76,970
- Salinas$76,080
- Stockton$74,760
- Visalia$67,970
- Riverside$57,410
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL19 cities
- Naples$106,550
- Panama City$77,760
- Crestview$77,640
- Miami$70,090
- North Port$68,980
- Tampa$68,800
- Cape Coral$68,210
- Jacksonville$67,840
- Gainesville$67,060
- Orlando$67,040
- Pensacola$65,180
- Tallahassee$63,620
- Palm Bay$60,460
- Ocala$60,210
- Deltona$58,890
- Lakeland$58,730
- Wildwood$58,210
- Sebastian$57,900
- Homosassa Springs$48,360
GA13 cities
IA7 cities
ID1 cities
IL8 cities
IN10 cities
LA9 cities
MI15 cities
NC15 cities
NE2 cities
NH1 cities
NV2 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR7 cities
PA15 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX24 cities
- Odessa$84,260
- Laredo$82,130
- McAllen$81,470
- Tyler$78,500
- Brownsville$77,930
- Houston$75,280
- Dallas$74,340
- El Paso$73,160
- College Station$71,780
- Austin$68,800
- San Antonio$66,870
- Midland$66,720
- Killeen$66,400
- Amarillo$65,620
- Lubbock$64,820
- Corpus Christi$63,940
- Waco$63,290
- Beaumont$62,570
- Longview$60,480
- San Angelo$60,430
- Texarkana$56,650
- Abilene$54,110
- Abilene$54,110
- Wichita Falls$48,230
VA8 cities
VT1 cities
WA8 cities
WI13 cities
WY1 cities
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Career Outlook
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists earn a national median of $66,794, based on data from 318 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is DC at $95,480 average.
Worth knowing: Law librarians and medical librarians earn well above the general median. Data science skills and digital archiving expertise are increasingly valued, especially at universities and research institutions.