SOC 25-4031 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Library Technicians make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Library Technicians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $52,040. The 10th percentile is $35,100 and the 90th percentile is $76,340. Employment is 2,850.

Median annual wage

$52,040

10th percentile
$35,100
25th percentile
$46,550
Median
$52,040
75th percentile
$62,630
90th percentile
$76,340
Mean
$55,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Library Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,100 and the 90th percentile is $76,340. The difference is $41,240, which is 79.2% 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 $46,550 to the 75th at $62,630, covers $16,080.

The mean annual wage is $55,960, which sits above the median of $52,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 16.7% higher than the national median of $44,580 for Library Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,232, which is 3.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% higher than the New York median of $50,060.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Library Technicians at $46,232 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 Library Technicians. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 7th 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).).

  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 42 miles away, with a median of $51,230 and employment of 190. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,939, against $46,232 here.
  • Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 59 miles away, with a median of $47,680 and employment of 140. That median is 8.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,574, against $46,232 here.
  • New Haven, CT is 63 miles away, with a median of $63,970 and employment of 230. That median is 22.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,181, against $46,232 here.

Employment share

Library Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (2,850 of 9,492,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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.

Highest-paying jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Library Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Library Technicians make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Library Technicians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $52,040. The 10th percentile is $35,100 and the 90th percentile is $76,340. Employment is 2,850.

How does that compare with the national median for Library Technicians?

The local median is 16.7% higher than the national median of $44,580.

What is Library Technicians pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,040 is $46,232. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ compare with nearby metros for Library Technicians?

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $51,230. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 7th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.