How much do Librarians and Media Collections Specialists make in Fayetteville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $44,580 and the 90th percentile is $75,030. The difference is $30,450, which is 51.2% 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 $47,360 to the 75th at $60,970, covers $13,610.

The mean annual wage is $57,820, which sits below the median of $59,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville, NC median is 12.9% lower than the national median of $68,270 for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,624, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the North Carolina median of $61,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville, NC is 91.978, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Librarians and Media Collections Specialists at $64,624 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists. Fayetteville, NC ranks 18th of 26 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).).

• Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $50,870 and employment of 30. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,587, against $64,624 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $65,550 and employment of 660. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,781, against $64,624 here.
• Goldsboro, NC is 59 miles away, with a median of $49,780 and employment of 30. That median is 16.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,273, against $64,624 here.

Employment share

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville, NC (140 of 131,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (133,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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.