How much do Librarians and Media Collections Specialists make in Canton-Massillon, OH?

Percentile spread

For Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $37,540 and the 90th percentile is $72,050. The difference is $34,510, which is 68.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $44,540 to the 75th at $60,770, covers $16,230.

The mean annual wage is $53,830, which sits above the median of $50,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Canton-Massillon, OH median is 26.4% lower than the national median of $68,270 for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,171, which is 17.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.2% lower than the Ohio median of $60,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Canton-Massillon, OH is 89.406, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Librarians and Media Collections Specialists at $56,171 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 23rd of 27 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Akron, OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $51,260 and employment of 240. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,900, against $56,171 here.
• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 42 miles away, with a median of $55,430 and employment of 130. That median is 10.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,425, against $56,171 here.
• Wheeling, WV-OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $43,560 and employment of 60. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,319, against $56,171 here.

Employment share

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Canton-Massillon, OH (140 of 163,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (133,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.