SOC 25-4031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Library Technicians wages by metro

National median annual wage

$44,580

10th percentile: $29,300
25th percentile: $35,740
Median: $44,580
75th percentile: $52,430
90th percentile: $63,080
Mean: $45,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 68,690.

That median is 12.6% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Library Technicians.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,290	$51,310	$65,690	$76,860
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	60	$50,520	$65,630	$68,960
New Haven, CT	230	$39,980	$63,970	$93,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	730	$47,790	$63,690	$103,770
Yakima, WA	40	$43,480	$63,270	$63,270
Ithaca, NY	50	$39,520	$62,960	$68,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	310	$43,250	$62,550	$97,640
Fairbanks-College, AK	50	$47,040	$61,960	$74,730
Rochester, MN	40	$47,100	$61,750	$77,290
Binghamton, NY	70	$34,240	$61,720	$74,870
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	160	$48,900	$61,470	$74,450
Iowa City, IA	90	$28,890	$61,300	$69,190
Syracuse, NY	180	$33,370	$58,520	$61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	360	$34,010	$58,380	$75,900
Bellingham, WA	60	$46,930	$57,990	$69,920
Vallejo, CA	70	$38,140	$57,670	$71,890
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	90	$37,940	$57,510	$62,030
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,290	$39,430	$57,330	$71,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,060	$40,410	$57,290	$77,880
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	990	$41,660	$57,050	$64,260

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Library Technicians jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2,850	$35,100	$52,040	$76,340
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,060	$40,410	$57,290	$77,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,940	$40,260	$49,980	$76,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,520	$36,260	$47,100	$62,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,510	$29,940	$40,740	$48,430
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,350	$27,920	$39,390	$49,440
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,290	$39,430	$57,330	$71,650
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,290	$51,310	$65,690	$76,860
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,220	$31,950	$37,270	$49,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	990	$41,660	$57,050	$64,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	930	$37,110	$46,900	$56,750
Cleveland, OH	920	$30,700	$45,420	$64,300
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	900	$34,760	$48,090	$63,170
Columbus, OH	870	$34,800	$39,070	$51,070
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	870	$38,490	$47,180	$60,220
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	870	$34,510	$56,510	$71,390
St. Louis, MO-IL	850	$33,790	$39,780	$48,120
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	780	$43,240	$51,520	$63,110
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	760	$33,540	$48,880	$75,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	730	$47,790	$63,690	$103,770

States and territories

State estimates for Library Technicians, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington	1,850	$50,310	$62,570	$76,860
District of Columbia	390	$48,960	$61,040	$72,720
Connecticut	930	$34,010	$57,060	$80,180
California	7,190	$40,260	$53,260	$76,880
Minnesota	1,180	$34,340	$51,110	$63,480
Hawaii	110	$41,800	$50,870	$61,870
Massachusetts	1,910	$38,450	$50,430	$64,980
Vermont	150	$37,400	$50,090	$60,760
New York	3,390	$34,240	$50,060	$76,060
Oregon	1,810	$38,070	$49,970	$62,520
Maryland	1,980	$36,170	$48,920	$75,460
New Jersey	1,060	$32,220	$48,840	$69,730
Rhode Island	160	$31,200	$48,740	$64,120
New Hampshire	280	$31,200	$48,650	$62,440
Delaware	210	$34,830	$47,580	$60,560
Illinois	2,140	$33,780	$47,120	$63,170
Alaska	220	$35,810	$46,940	$62,590
Colorado	2,250	$36,230	$46,680	$58,740
North Carolina	2,350	$30,670	$46,520	$58,490
Pennsylvania	1,560	$29,430	$46,100	$63,530
Nevada	410	$30,290	$45,650	$62,030
Virginia	2,580	$31,030	$45,560	$62,300
Maine	320	$33,780	$44,520	$58,430
Kansas	480	$31,480	$41,960	$57,190
Florida	3,070	$34,660	$41,080	$57,580
Arizona	820	$30,590	$40,510	$58,090
Utah	310	$23,670	$40,160	$53,460
North Dakota	370	$34,910	$39,240	$50,090
Louisiana	1,410	$27,740	$39,180	$57,980
Missouri	1,360	$29,580	$39,160	$48,120
New Mexico	540	$29,160	$38,830	$56,140
Texas	5,180	$28,840	$38,640	$49,210
Iowa	1,510	$28,230	$38,590	$61,570
Montana	370	$28,690	$38,220	$56,080
Ohio	4,020	$28,090	$37,920	$58,060
Georgia	2,130	$27,420	$37,320	$48,010
Alabama	390	$29,190	$37,150	$48,380
Nebraska	710	$28,730	$36,920	$51,060
Tennessee	390	$20,980	$36,400	$51,120
South Carolina	650	$23,690	$36,070	$49,800
Puerto Rico	250	$21,840	$35,890	$47,200
Kentucky	670	$28,550	$35,700	$49,460
Indiana	1,470	$25,110	$35,560	$47,090
Wisconsin	2,890	$23,080	$35,000	$51,230
Michigan	2,180	$25,960	$34,680	$51,990
Idaho	520	$24,960	$34,510	$46,100
West Virginia	280	$27,010	$30,300	$47,560
South Dakota	650	$26,060	$29,590	$47,600
Oklahoma	830	$22,520	$29,440	$48,290
Arkansas	390	$25,800	$28,570	$39,010
Mississippi	270	$22,420	$27,080	$45,050
Wyoming	400	$25,930	$26,850	$49,120

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Library Technicians?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Library Technicians is $44,580. Employment is 68,690.

How does Library Technicians pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Library Technicians is 12.6% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Library Technicians?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is highest on this page's list at $65,690.