How much do Librarians and Media Collections Specialists make in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $45,390 and the 90th percentile is $80,770. The difference is $35,380, which is 62.2% 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 $51,160 to the 75th at $74,920, covers $23,760.

The mean annual wage is $62,120, which sits above the median of $56,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Macon-Bibb County, GA median is 16.7% lower than the national median of $68,270 for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,217, which is 5.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.9% lower than the Georgia median of $76,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Macon-Bibb County, GA is 88.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Librarians and Media Collections Specialists at $64,217 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. Macon-Bibb County, GA ranks 26th 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).).

• Warner Robins, GA is 25 miles away, with a median of $75,910 and employment of 60. That median is 33.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,937, against $64,217 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $78,460 and employment of 1,810. That median is 38% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,415, against $64,217 here.
• Columbus, GA-AL is 72 miles away, with a median of $71,690 and employment of 110. That median is 26.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,284, against $64,217 here.

Employment share

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Macon-Bibb County, GA (90 of 95,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (133,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 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.