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This is a community created, public, editable document created to share readings, payscale information, and experience in order to connect information professionals working in libraries.
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- Community Ideas
- Libraries with Publicly Listed Salary Information
- Voluntary Payscale Information
- Comments and Requests
Readings and Information:
Bureau of Labor Statistics Source:
https://www.bls.gov/…/education-train…/mobile/librarians.htm
Library Journal Placement & Salaries 2017:
https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=2017-salaries
*Please provide OA and other freely available resources, or note paywalled materials.
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Suggested Readings:
- Can We Talk About the Gender Pay Gap? -The Washington Post +
- American Association of University Women Work Smart Attendee Workbook 2017-2018 (anonymous download link: http://www.filedropper.com/aauwattendeeworkbook2018)+
- Advocating for Better Salaries Toolkit (ALA-APA, 6th ed.)
Community Ideas :
What’s helping:
- Publicly available, transparent salary listings
- At MPOW, an official salary study using data from CUPA-HR (for faculty) and another agency for staff positions led to significant raises for some (raises for librarians, no raises for faculty in already well-paid fields like Business!)
What’s in the way:
- No way to negotiate pay scales
- Male co-workers who don’t share salary information
- Pushback from managers/superiors about sharing salary information
- Institutions that prohibit/inhibit unions
- States with employment-at-will doctrine
Links to Libraries with Publicly Listed Salary Information
- University of Arizona salary database 2017-2018
- University of Illinois library employee salaries (all three campuses - Urbana, Chicago, Springfield) - are listed in the “Grey Book” alongside all other employee salaries: https://www.bot.uillinois.edu/resources/gray_book
- University System of Georgia institutions - http://www.open.georgia.gov ; list of all USG institutions at https://www.usg.edu/institutions/
- State of Massachusetts (will need to search titles/names; Includes all UMass campuses and state funded institutions)- http://cthrupayroll.mass.gov/#!/view-data
- University of California salaries: https://ucannualwage.ucop.edu/wage/ (can search title and location without searching for specific names)
- California State University salary schedule: http://www.calstate.edu/hrpims/salary/SalarySchd20171009.pdf (Librarians are typically 12 month senior assistant - ctrl F to find it, Archivists are classed a variety of ways, including as Library Service Specialists III and IV)
- Utah State University, the University of Utah, and a number of smaller public colleges and universities in Utah list salary information here: https://www.utah.gov/transparency/ (and here is a guide on how to search that site: https://finance.utah.gov/transparency/transparency-search-public-employee-payroll/)
- The Ohio State University (searchable database-can search by department “University Libraries”/name/etc.) https://apps.hr.osu.edu/salaries/
- Missouri State University (go to Board Approved Budget, then Detailed Budget Book): https://www.missouristate.edu/financialservices/documentsandreports.htm
- University of Michigan (can search by name/department/etc.) http://www.umsalary.info/
- Indiana University - (state database may no longer include university employees https://www.in.gov/itp/1130.htm) see also: salary policy and schedules: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/salary/professional.html
- University of Colorado - salary database by position https://www.cusys.edu/budget/cusalaries/
- University of Washington http://fiscal.wa.gov/salaries, search by agency and position
- City University of New York (search by name): https://www.seethroughny.net/payrolls/state-government (and SUNY too)
- University of Minnesota: http://www.mnpay.org/?government=U+of+M&order=-wage&page=1&title=Librarian
- University of North Carolina system (search by campus):
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/databases/public-salaries/
- University of Wisconsin system https://madison.com/news/local/education/who-makes-what-at-the-university-of-wisconsin-search-employee/article_50f1111c-8143-11e8-b95d-0350224ff5dc.html
- University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, Western Kentucky University https://databases.usatodaynetwork.com/courier-journal/kentucky-public-salaries
- State of South Carolina Salaries, https://www.admin.sc.gov/accountability-portal/state-salaries
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas Salary information, https://www.unlv.edu/hr/employee-info/salary-faculty
- University of Nevada, Reno Salary information, https://www.unr.edu/hr/compensation-evaluation/salary-schedules
Voluntary Payscale Information:
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52,000 | Female | Alabama | Library Director | Public, small (population of 6,500) |
94,000 | Male | California, Bay Area | Librarian II | Public, multi-branch, city library |
94,000 | Female | California, Bay Area | Librarian II | Public, multi-branch, city library |
216,000 | Male | California, Bay Area | Library Director | Public, multi-branch, city library |
144,000 | Female | California, Bay Area | Division Manager | Public, multi-branch, city library |
131,000 | Female | California, Bay Area | Library Services Supervisory | Public, multi-branch, city library |
68,000 | Female | Cambridge | Librarian II | Academic, large, private |
77,000 | Female | Colorado | Product Owner | Library vendor (smallish, <500 employees) |
50,000 | Other | Colorado | Librarian II | Correctional |
63,000 | Female | Connecticut | Librarian I | Academic |
$74,000 | Female | Connecticut | Reference Librarian | Public (pop 90,000) |
55,000 | Female | Florida | Reference & Instruction Librarian | Academic/small |
48,500 | Male | Florida | Reference & Instruction Librarian | Academic, small, private |
34,000 (FT) | Female | Florida (Pinellas Co) | Librarian I (Technical Services Librarian) | Public (pop 60,000) |
72,500 | Male | Georgia | Assistant Librarian | Academic, medium, private |
29,848 ($14/hr, FT) | Female | Georgia | Paraprofessional II | Academic library at large institution |
35,000 | Female | Idaho | Librarian I | Public, mid-size |
33,000 (16/hr FT) | Female | Idaho | Official title = Reference Clerk (actual duties = Branch manager) | Public, Small |
28,000 | Female | Illinois | Head of Youth Services (FT) | Public, Small |
49,705 | Female | Illinois (Chicagoland) | Librarian II | Public, Large |
45,000 | Female | Illinois (Chicagoland) | Paraprofessional II (children’s) | Public, large |
~40,000 | Female | Kansas | Assistant Director | Regional System, small; 36K in 12 counties |
51,000 | Female | Kentucky | Reference & Instruction Librarian | Academic, large, public |
36,421 | Female | Kentucky | Youth Librarian | Public, large branch |
68,000 | Female | Michigan | Librarian II | Academic, Public, large (non-union) |
45000 | female | michigan | Director | Class 4 Public (mid-sized) |
62,000 | F | Mid-Atlantic | Librarian III | Academic/ large/ private/ research university/ |
57,000 | F | Mid-Atlantic | Librarian I | Academic/medium/private/non-union |
49,000 | female | Minnesota | Cataloger | Academic/small/private |
47,476 | Female | Missouri | Librarian I | Public, mid-sized Academic library |
39,000 (FT) | Female | N. Carolina | Teen Librarian (MLIS req.) | Public, municipal, only Teen Librarian serving 2 rural counties of approx 150K people |
60,000 (3 years, starting $56k) | Female | NC | Librarian, Research and Instruction (faculty, non-TT) | Academic, mid-size, private |
53,000 | Female | New Jersey | Librarian I (Teen Services) | Public, large |
90,000 | Male | New York | Department Head | Academic/large/private (non-union) |
86,000 | Female | New York | Director of Collections & Operations | Academic, private, small |
71,000 | Female | New York | Librarian I | Academic library, large, private |
69,000 | Female | New York | Reference & Instruction Librarian | Academic, private, small |
55,000 | Female | New York | Research & Instruction Librarian | Academic, private, small |
55,000 | Female | New York | Research & Instruction Librarian | Academic, private, large |
60,000 | Female | New York City | Systems Librarian | Medium, special collections, private (no union, no tenure-track) |
64,000 | Female | North Carolina | Librarian 1 | Large public academic |
48,000 | Male | North Dakota | Reference & Instruction Librarian | Academic, public, medium |
90,871 | Female | NYC | Special Collections, Reference Librarian (Assoc. Prof.) | Academic, Public (unionized) |
46,000 | female | ohio | Youth Librarian | public/single building |
39,331 (20.17/hr) | Female | Ohio | Teen Services Librarian | Public, single building medium (pop. 22,000) |
42,379 | female | Oklahoma | Branch Manager | Small Public, multi-county system |
39,000 | Female | Pennsylvania | Access Services Librarian | Academic/private/midsized |
27,300 | Female | Pennsylvania | Youth Librarian | Public Branch |
Salary Amount | Gender Identity | Region or State | Title or Position Class (ex: Librarian 2) | Library Type/ Size & Other Voluntary Info (years in rank, race/ethnicity, union status etc.) |
43,000 | Female | Rhode Island | Collection Development Librarian | Special Library/small |
40,000 | F | South Carolina | Reference/Adult Services Librarian | Public library |
11,251 ($11.72/hr) | Male | Tennessee | Library Clerk II | Public Library (part time) - Urban, Medium |
10,233 ($10.66/hr) | Male | Tennessee | Library Clerk II | Public Library (part time) - Rural, Small |
49,500 | Female | Texas | Librarian II | Academic, private, mid-size |
28,470 (18.25/hr) (PT-30 hrs) | Female | Texas | Library Assistant | Research/Small |
61,200 | Female | Virginia | Librarian II | Academic, mid-size, public |
54,000 | Female | Washington | Librarian | Academic/small |
54,000 | Female | Wisconsin | Librarian | Academic, private, small |
49,000 | Female | Librarian I | Large Public |
71,000 | Male | Ohio | Lead Web Developer | Public, Large |
54,590 | Male | Iowa | Librarian I | Academic, public, large |
69,000 | Female | California (Los Angeles) | Digital Archivist (Associate Librarian) | Academic, large, public |
60,000 | Female | DC | Librarian | Public academic |
82,000 | Female | Virginia | IT department head | Public academic |
67,000 | Female | New York City | Library Project Coordinator | Academic, private, large |
89,230 | Female | Maryland | Digital Strategies Manager | Public, Large |
49,500 | Female | Wisconsin | Research & Instruction Librarian | Large Public Academic |
73,000 | Female | North East | Collection Development Librarian | Academic, private, large |
84,000 | Female | CA | Assistant Librarian - Faculty Status | Large, Public, Academic |
69,000 | Female | NV | Teaching Librarian - Assistant Professor | Large, Public, Academic |
53,000 | Female | IA | Librarian I | Large, Public, Academic |
56,000 | Female | PA | Librarian II | Academic, Private, Mid-size |
56,000 | Female | PA | Tech Services Librarian | Academic, Private, Small |
61,500 | Male | Washington | Librarian II | Large, Public, Academic |
52,000 | Female | NY | Technical Services/Ref Librarian | Academic, Private, Small |
79,000 | Female | PA | Cataloging/Metadata Librarian, Associate Professor | Academic, Private, Small |
77,350 | GA | Associate Prof / librarian; current FY base librarian salaries by rank: Asst Prof ~ $63,350; Assoc Prof ~ $74K; Full Prof ~ $83,600 | Academic - comprehensive regional university | |
49,800 | Female | MI | Cataloger / Metadata (Initial signing salary was $45,000) | Academic, Public, Small |
54,500 | Female | Utah | Assistant Librarian | Academic, Public, Large |
53,500 | Female | OH | Assistant Librarian | Academic, Public, Medium |
42,900 | Female | GA | Graduate Librarian | Academic, Public, Medium |
34,500 | Female | NE | Library Director | Public, Small, Rural |
72,000 | Female | California (Greater Bay Area) | Librarian II (Archives) | Public, Medium, multi-branch system |
121,000 | Female | IA | Library Director | Public, Medium by state standards, Small by national, stand alone suburban |
59,000 | Female | IL | Cataloging and Metadata Librarian (initial signing salary was $52,000 in 2015) | Special Library/Small |
46,000 | Female | NY | Assistant Archivist | Museum |
69,000 | Female | CA | Associate Librarian | Academic, Public, Large |
$64,000 | Female | NY | Assistant Division Manager | Large Public Library |
$19,500 (18.73/hr) | Female | MI | Youth Paraprofessional (3rd year, PT) | Rural branch of public multibranch county-wide system |
$24,480 (20.40/hr) | Female | Illinois (Chicagoland) | Youth Librarian/Outreach | Public, Medium, Suburban |
$54,000 | nonbinary | Washington | Assistant Librarian | R1 Academic, Public, Large |
$57,700 (starting at $38,000 in 2006) | Female | Michigan | E-Resources Librarian, FT | Academic, 4 yr, medium size, public university |
$71,500 | Nonbinary; did not come out until after job was offered | NY | Librarian I | Private academic library |
$77,500 | Female | Pennsylvania | Head of small branch library | Large, public university |
$58,000 | Female | Tennessee | Assistant Professor/Librarian | Public, large, academic library |
$50,000 | Female | South Carolina | Reference & Instruction Librarian/Assistant Librarian | Small, private, academic |
$50,000 | Male | Illinois | Reference & Instruction Librarian (Non Tenure track) | Small, private, academic |
$85,000 | Female | NYC | Assistant Curator/Subject Specialist (tenure track) | Large, private university library |
58,500 | Female | NYC | Librarian I | Small, private, academic. |
$52,000 | Female | IL | Coordinator of Archives and Special Collections | Small, Private, Academic |
$82,000 | Male | OH | Branch head, Assistant Dean, Associate Professor | Large, Public, Academic |
$47,500 | Female | Pennsylvania | Entry-level Academic Librarian, no faculty status at this institution | Small private college |
$18,304 PT - 32 hrs/week $11/hour | Female | Pennsylvania | Public library cataloger | Public county-wide TNlibrary system (but not county employee), rural area |
$61,500 | Female | Tennessee | Non-Faculty Academic Librarian | Medium, Private, Academic |
$52,000 ($25/hour FT) | Female | Washington D.C. metro area | Librarian I | Federal library - contractor |
$51,000 | Female | Tennessee | Research & Instruction (non-faculty, non-tt) | Medium, Private, Academic |
$52,000 | Female | Maryland | Research & Instruction (non-faculty, non-tt) | Small private academic |
$62,000 | Female | Maine | Research & Instruction (non-faculty, non-tt) | Academic, small private |
$118,000 | Female | DC | Assistant Director | Large urban public, multi-branch system |
$60,000 6 years in position - starting salary $49k | Male | NC | Research & Instruction (faculty, non-TT) | Academic, mid-sized, private |
$61,500 | Female | TN | Librarian I | Medium, academic, private |
$62,000 | Female | MD | Librarian II | Academic/large |
$25,100 | Female | TN | Library Associate | Academic |
$68,000 (4th year; started at $56,500) | Female | OH | Assistant Professor/Librarian (tenure track; non-union) | Academic, public, large |
$49,000 | female | Kentucky | Systems Librarian | academic, private, small |
$58,000 | Female | NY | Evening/Weekend Manager | Medium, academic, private |
61,200 | Female | NYC | Specialist II (Archivist), special collections | Lg public library |
65,000 | Male | Colorado | Librarian | Academic, large, public |
$76,200 | Female | California (LA area) | Instruction & Ref librarian with direct reports | Private, liberal arts, non-union |
$85,000 | Male | Pennsylvania | Software developer | Private, mid-sized academic |
$74,190 | Female | California (LA area) | Instruction Librarian - Senior Assistant CSU Level (pre-tenure) | Public, mid-sized academic, CSU salary schedule, union |
$59,000 | Female | NM | Librarian, Lecturer III (faculty, non-tenure) | Academic, State school, mid-sized (literally just started position, but 11 years in field) |
67,300 | Female | NYC | Associate Archivist | Private, academic |
71,808 (4th year; started at 60,000) | Female | California (OC area) | Acquisitions Librarian (supervisory responsibilities) - Senior Assistant CSU Level (pre-tenure) | Public, academic, large; CSU salary schedule, union, faculty status |
72,520 | Female | Ohio (Columbus) | Acquisitions Librarian (supervisory responsibilities) - Assistant Professor (pre-tenure) | Public, academic, large, research; faculty status |
$93,000 | Female | TN | Director | Academic, large, private |
$93,000 | Female | RI | Department head - Assoc. Professor | Academic, public; faculty status, union; 15 years in field (starting FT salary -at different institution- $38,000) |
$48,000 | Female | Ohio | Librarian II | Academic, large, private |
$50,004 | Female | Wyoming | Assistant Librarian | Academic, medium, public, 1 year in the field, faculty status |
$37,000 | Female | Virginia | Youth Services/Outreach Librarian I | Large public county library, 2 years |
$55,000 | Female | DC | Cataloger | Special library, private, not unionized. White. (5 years in position, started at $37k) |
$89,000 | Female | CA (LA area) | Acquisitions & Collection Development; Associate Librarian / Librarian II (no supervisory responsibilities) | Private, academic, medium; non-union; no faculty status; 13 years experience - starting salary $48,300 |
$74,000 | Female | Colorado (Denver metro) | Associate Professor, Curator of Special Collections and Archives (de facto but not official/titled dept head) | Private, academic medium, non-union, non-tenure track faculty/continuing appt. starting salary as Assistant Prof ~$50,000 (2011) |
$62,000 | Female | Louisiana | Assistant Librarian w/supervisory responsibilities (tenure track) | Academic, large, public |
$60,000 | Female | Arizona | Digital Preservation Librarian (tenure track) | Academic, large, public |
$51,000 | Female | MN | Research and Instruction Librarian | Academic, private, small, white, starting salary: $45k |
$67,500 | Female | MN | Research and Digital Scholarship Librarian | Academic, public, large (R1); 6 years experience, 2 masters degrees |
$49,000 | Female | MN | Technical Services Librarian | Academic, private, small |
$66,000 | Female | TN | Librarian II | Academic, private, medium, nontenure |
$48,000 | Female | Chicago, IL | Librarian | Academic, private. Starting salary was 43K. |
$64,000 | Female | Michigan | Librarian II | Academic, public, large (R1). Faculty, continuing appt., non-union. Starting salary in 2001: $42,500 |
$68,153 | Female | MA | E-resources Librarian | Academic, private, ARL, nontenure. Starting salary in 2013: $60,000 |
$53,400 | Female | NY (not NYC) | Research Librarian | Academic, private, small, non-union, nontenure. African-American, Two Master’s Degrees, Second Career w/first as an educator, First full-time as librarian Starting salary in 2016 $52,000 |
$65, 000 | Female | CA | Instructional Design Librarian (Reference & Instruction Librarian II, rank: Assistant Librarian) | Academic, private, small, non-union, non-tenure, promotion and rank system. African-American, MSLIS only. Started in 2016, annual merit increases of 3% since then. |
81,000 | Female | NYC | Technology Librarian (Asst. Professor) | Academic, public, mid-size, union, tenure-track. Starting salary in 2012: 62,000 |
45,000 | None | Los Angeles | Library Clerk | Private School |
74,980 | Female | North Carolina | Department Head-Access Services, User Experience (Associate Director) | Academic, public, R2, non-union, non-tenure faculty rank, MLIS only |
58,000 | female | PA | Special Collections librarian (level II of III) | Academic, private, R2, mid-size, non-union, non-faculty |
101,500 | Male | DC | Library director | Federal library, contractor, non-unionized, white |
37,500 | Female | Kentucky | Research and Instruction Librarian | Academic, public, 10,000 students |
34,000 (first year on the job) | Female | Pennsylvania | Information Literacy Librarian | Academic, private, small |
74,000 | Female | New England | Department Head (Librarian III of IV) | Private, academic, small. White. Negotiated salary. |
52,000 | Female | NY State | Systems Librarian | Public, academic, small, unionized. White. Negotiated salary. |
72,000 | female | TN | Business Librarian | Private, academic |
65,000 (5th year, started at 58k) | Female | DC metro area | Instruction Coordinator | Academic, public, large, non-unionized. White. Negotiated after counteroffer. |
70,000 | Female | DC | Librarian II | Private, Academic, R1 |
57,300 (3rd year, started at 54,500) | Female | MI | Librarian I (of IV) w/ supervisory responsibilities | Academic, public, large, R1, union. White. 6+ years exp at hire (initially offered 53,500). |
50,000 | Female | MA | Library Associate III | Academic, Public mid-size (Union) |
75,000 | F | DC | School Librarian | Private, POC, 8+ yrs |
33,000 | M | VA | Special Collections Assistant | Academic, Public, Large |
47,000 | Female | WI | Research & Instruction Librarian | Academic, Private |
82,000 | M | CA | First Year Experience Librarian | Academic, Public |
72,000 | F | NY (NYC metro area) | Cataloging and Metadata Librarian | Academic (R1), union (university system) |
52,000 | F | KY | Research & Instruction Librarian | Academic, Public |
59,000 | F | MA | Cataloging/metadata Librarian 1 | Private, small, academic |
75,000 | F | OK | Librarian III (Director, non-faculty) | Academic, Public, Large |
40,581 | Non-binary | IN | Assistant Archivist | Public university, academic special collection. No MLS. 10 years part-time, 2.5 years full time. Currently “project lead” overseeing 3 part-time, temporary workers and 1 full time worker. PL position comes with a 1-year monthly bonus of $200 (included in total salary). No union. White. |
36,900 (2nd year, started at $20/hr) | Female | MA | Assistant Visual Resources Curator (FT - 37.5hr/wk) | Small, private, MLS, POC |
50,400 | Female | Virginia | Archivist (Assistant Prof) | Academic (R1), Public, Large |
57,000 (2nd year, started at 55,000) | Female | New York (upstate) | Metadata Librarian 1 | Academic, private, mid-size, non-union, white, two masters degrees |
55,008 (starting pay) | Female | Pennsylvania | Assistant Librarian | Academic (R1), Public, Large; White; non-union, tenure-track, |
60,000 | Female | Oregon | Librarian | Academic, small, private liberal arts; White; non-union |
56,000 (9 years, started at 54k; 2 months off a year) | Female | CA (L.A.) | Library Director | Academic, small non-profit, mostly graduate depts; MLS; white; non-union; 3-year faculty contracts = ‘tenure’ |
55,000 | Female | Mid Atlantic | Visiting Librarian | Academic (R1), Public, Large, non-union, non-tenure track |
76,000 | Female | New York (upstate) | Department Head/Asst. Director | Academic, R1/Ivy, Private, non-union, NTT |
79,000 | Female | MA | Department Head/Asst. Director | Academic, small private liberal arts, non-union, NTT |
40,000 | Female | MO | Public Services Librarian | Academic, community college, at will employment state |
49,000 | Female | WY | Digital Archivist (Assistant Archivist) | Academic, Public, Medium |
56,000 | Female | Kentucky | Department Head - Cataloging | Academic, Public, Medium |
61,800 | Female | OR (Portland area) | Repository Librarian/Instructor | Health sciences library |
$60,000 | Female | PA | Digital Archivist | Academic, private, mid-size, non-union |
$52,000 | Female | IN | Visiting Assistant Librarian | Academic, non-tenure |
$52, 500 | Female | NV | Research & Instruction Librarian | Small, private, academic, non-union, non-tenure track, 1st year, MLS req, white |
$73 000 (CAD) | Male | Alta., Canada | Librarian | Academic, teaching and learning focused, large, part of faculty union |
$69,500 | Female | CT | Librarian II | Large, private, academic, special collections/archives, 2 years in current position, must promote up to LIII in order for position to become “indefinite,” non-tenure, professionals are not union |
US $54,920 | Male | MN | Electronic Resources Librarian | Small private liberal arts college; no tenure system; no rank system |
$111,000 | Male (NB) | CA | Sr. Developer | Academic, Public, UC system; non-union professional position |
$50,950 | Female | NM | Cataloging and Public Services Librarian | Academic, public, small, non-union, NTT, 1st year, MLS req, white |
$51,000 | Female | GA | ILL | Academic, small, private, A,A |
$55,000 (1st yr; typical starting $49k ) | Female | MN (Twin Cities) | Librarian I - Youth Services (supervisory responsibilities, co-asst manager of branch) | Public, urban, union PoC, 2 masters (MLS or min. 24 credits req.), 4 languages, negotiated salary. |
57,000 | Female | RI | Librarian I, non tenure-track | Academic, small, private, unionized. White, 2 yrs in position. |
61,900 | Female | MA | Assistant Librarian | Academic, small/mid-sized, public, unionized. White. 2 years into position. 6 years out of MLS. |
22,100 (17/hr, 25 hr/wk) | Female | VT | Technical Services Librarian | Small, public white, 1 year into position, no MLS |
62,000 | Female | OH | Art Librarian, Assistant Professor | Large research university |
$49,000 | Female | CA (LA area) | Archivist | Academic, public, large, union (library support staff), 2 years in position, 9 years in field |
$72,000 | Male | WI | Library Director | Academic, small, private |
$59,000 (after 12 years; starting $42,000) | Female | NC | Associate Professor/Librarian (tenured) | Academic, medium-sized university |
$43,000 | Female | MS | Research & Instruction Librarian and Assistant Professor | Academic, large/R1, not unionized |
$94,248 (after 10 years) | Female | NYC | Reference & Instruction Librarian, Associate Prof. (with tenure) | Academic, public, mid-sized, union, starting salary in 2008 $57,482, negotiated increase with counter offer 2ish years ago |
45,000 | Female | KY | Metadata Librarian (tenure track) | Large Academic university, work in archive, entry level position, white, not unionized, |
52,000 | Female | New York | School Librarian | Private, for profit, large (for k-12), white, entry level |
92,000 | Male | New Jersey | Academic subject librarian | Ivy League |
$41,000 | NB | Idaho | Circulation/ILL Supervisor | Public community college, section of building |
93500 | Femal | New York (NYC metro area) | Library Director | Small, private, non-profit, academic institution. |
$29,094 | Female | MO | Visual & Archival Resources Specialist | Small, private, non-profit, academic institution. |
$50,440 | F | NC | Project Librarian (grant funded) | Academic R1 public university |
$50,000 | F | PA | Reference & Instruction/Arts Librarian | Small, private, liberal arts. White, 3 years post-MLIS, negotiated after counter-offer. |
$52,652CAD ($28.93/hr, 37hr/week) | Female | BC, Canada | Library Technical Assistant | Small public research intensive university. White, library technician (not librarian), part of support staff union. Started 9 years ago at $43,576CAD. 12 total years library experience. |
$85,000 | F | NJ | Cataloging & Metadata (term position) | Academic, private, large |
$40,000 | NB, but not out | VA | Technical Services & Metadata (non-faculty status) | Academic, private, small, women’sliberal arts college with limited co-ed grad programs. Librarians are “administrative staff”, not faculty. White. Was refused by library director when asked to negotiate for higher salary or cost of living increase after 3 years employment and when job description changed. |
$49,500 | F | VA | Science Librarian | Academic, public, medium. White. |
$52,500 (union rate) | Female | PA | Online Learning Librarian | Academic (community college), public, small, union |
45,500 | Female | PA | Business Librarian | Academic, private, Small |
$64,000 | Female | MO | Reference & Instruction Librarian | Academic, private, small; includes additional $2000 fellowship stipend; union member, faculty, TT |
$58,500 | Female | OH | Content Librarian | Library Vendor |
$76,000 | Female | CA (Northern) | Librarian II | Medium public library system |
$47,000 | Male | KS | Reference & Instruction Librarian | Academic, public, medium, doctorate-granting university |
$58,000 (pre tax) | Female | TX | Special Collections Librarian | Academic, public, large, doctorate-granting, University, TT faculty |
$59,535 | Female | IL | Data Literacy Librarian | Academic, private in an urban (high cost of living) setting. Staff, non-union. 5 years library experience (including pre-MLS) |
$62,500 | Female | UT | Public Services Dept. Head (Full Professor Librarian. 12 years) | Academic, public, tenure |
$64600 | Female | MA | Senior Librarian | Large public library |
$62475 (after 9 years, starting $52,000) | Female | MD | Catalog Librarian | Academic, mid-size, private, ARL, non union, non tenure track, POC |
$52,500 | Female | MD | Outreach Librarian | Academic, public, large, permanent status track faculty |
$78,500 | Male | PA | Librarian C | Academic, large, private |
$54,000 | Male | NC | Student Success Librarian | Academic, public, tenure-track |
$67,800 | Male | Chicago, IL | English & DH Librarian (~10 years) | Academic, private, non-tenure faculty, non-union, PWI |
$47,000 (entry level/1st lib job) | Female | MN (Twin Cities) | Reference & instruction librarian | Academic, private, mid-sized, non-tenure, non-union |
$55,000 | Female | NYC | Librarian | Academic, private, small college in larger system, staff/non-tenure, non-union, entry-level (no prior experience), did not negotiate |
$62,500 | Female | Southern CA | Subject Liaison Librarian (2 years post MLIS experience) | Medium sized private academic library. Staff position. No permanent status or ranking system. No union. |
$52,100 | Male | Mid-Atlantic | Librarian I | Academic, public, large. Permanent status track faculty |
$73,000 | Nonbinary (presents female) | Colorado | Technology Librarian | Academic, Law Library, non-TT faculty |
$57,000 | Male | DC | Coordinator Instruction (12 years post MLS experience) | Academic, private medium size, Non-tenure, and non-ranked |
$79,000 | Male | Mid-Atlantic | Librarian 3 | Academic, public, large. Permanent status. Union |
$90,000 | Female | DC | Librarian | Federal, non-supervisory. Union. Permanent. |
76,000 | Female | MA | Librarian II | Academic, private, |
$69,000 | Female | NJ | Processing Archivist | Academic, private |
$89,000 (15 years’ experience, starting salary $55,000) | Female | DC | Research and Instruction, (Full) Librarian | Academic, private, non-TT permanent faculty. |
$55,000 | Female | KS | Research and Instruction | Academic, public, large, doctorate-granting, TT |
53,500 | Male | South TX | Scholarly Communications Librarian | Academic Public, R2, non-faculty, 3 years in position. |
52,000 | Female | NY | Research and Instruction Librarian | Academic, public, small, tenure track, union |
50,000 | Female | FL | Assistant Librarian | Academic, large, public, non-TT faculty |
61,800 | F | MA | Assistant Librarian (liaison) | Academic, public, mid-sized, union. 4 years in position - started at 58,000 - now technically “minimum” by union contract; white |
$74,000 | F | NYC | Librarian II | Academic, private, large (non-union) |
60,000 | F | CO (Denver metro) | Librarian (13 years post-MLIS experience) | Public, 8 years in position, non-union, white |
84,000 (starting salary pre-tenure, 58k) | F | Los Angeles, CA metro area | Associate Librarian (Tenured) in Instruction/Referece | Academic, large public comprehensive, unionized, faculty, white |
$74,000 | M | Indiana | Associate Librarian, Tenured | R1 public university |
$60,000 | F | Ohio | Scholarly Communications Librarian | Academic, small, private, 5 yrs in position, white |
$51,500 | F | PA | Information Literacy Librarian | Academic, small, private, 1.5 years in position. 1% raise every year for workers. |
43,680 | Non-binary | Massachusetts | Interlibrary Loan Assistant | Academic, medium, private, 1.5 years in position, non union. |
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Link to Google Spreadsheet that duplicates information below, breaking out factors:
Comments and Requests: Interested in helping data organization, general maintenance, or other improvements to this informal list? E-mail keahnberg@gmail.com.
Request: Can we create a feature that looks at pay rates by area and compares to cost of living to see how many librarians meet the average rate for their areas?
Just a suggestion -- you might want to move this information to an Excel sheet [a]at some point. You don’t want the table to become unwieldy and crash due to the amount of information (personal experience -- it happens!).
-- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VW8f6q87mkI0SwNqDdrVTCWQ1FtSFWb4viY-PTc28cQ/edit?usp=sharing
I would add a column for starting salary, years of service/experience in the field, faculty vs. non-faculty status, union vs. non-union
^ I agree with the above -- this is helpful in contextualizing my own pay grade with others who are at similar points in their career, especially for new librarians who don’t know how many years someone has served at Librarian I or II (+3)
^ Co-signed (+3)
It would be useful to have a column[b][c] for race/ethnicity (+1)
You should definitely have years of employment
What about collecting age?
State payroll searches[d]
- NY: https://www.seethroughny.net/payrolls
- NJ: https://www.nj.gov/transparency/payroll/
- CT: https://openpayroll.ct.gov/
[a]Agreed. These data are open if anyone has additional format/hosting/viz/etc. ideas.
[b]please feel free to edit/add criteria as a community created document.
[c]this should also capture years experience in the profession. $75,000 might sound like a lot for someone working in a rural library with 5 years experience, but not necessarily for someone in a large city with 30+ years experience.
[d]State salaries seem to be available to search. Use the list of library employees to search these state salary databases to find out individual salaries which should help inform salary negotiations.