How much do Library Technicians make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Library Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $33,790 and the 90th percentile is $48,120. The difference is $14,330, which is 36.0% 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 $39,160 to the 75th at $46,620, covers $7,460.

The mean annual wage is $42,180, which sits above the median of $39,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 10.8% lower than the national median of $44,580 for Library Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,835, which is 6.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% higher than the Missouri median of $39,160.

St. Louis, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Library Technicians at $41,835 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Library Technicians. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 8th of 11 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).).

• Springfield, IL is 83 miles away, with a median of $47,990 and employment of 50. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,744, against $41,835 here.
• Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $36,470 and employment of 40. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,369, against $41,835 here.
• Decatur, IL is 107 miles away, with a median of $50,650 and employment of 40. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,282, against $41,835 here.

Employment share

Library Technicians accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (850 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.43 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.