How much do Library Technicians make in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX?

Percentile spread

For Library Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $26,730 and the 90th percentile is $53,920. The difference is $27,190, which is 74.8% 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 $31,290 to the 75th at $44,120, covers $12,830.

The mean annual wage is $38,560, which sits above the median of $36,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX median is 18.4% lower than the national median of $44,580 for Library Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,390, which is 9.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% lower than the Texas median of $38,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 90.046, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Library Technicians at $40,390 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Library Technicians. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ranks 5th of 7 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).).

• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 71 miles away, with a median of $37,270 and employment of 1,220. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,788, against $40,390 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 144 miles away, with a median of $37,700 and employment of 100. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,451, against $40,390 here.
• Longview, TX is 165 miles away, with a median of $36,830 and employment of 50. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,158, against $40,390 here.

Employment share

Library Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (50 of 163,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 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.