Highest-paying Cities for Librarians

The top 100 highest paying cities for librarians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of librarians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $85,890, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for librarians. It is followed by Los Alamos County, New Mexico (average annual salary $84,390). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of librarians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Librarians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$85,890	$58,660	1,530
2	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$84,390	$59,670	50
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$84,260	$56,970	600
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$83,080	$54,720	830
5	Fresno, California	$82,750	$44,470	140
6	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$82,720	$47,860	450
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$80,780	$46,200	3,970
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$80,010	$52,800	3,260
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$79,820	$48,730	3,120
10	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$78,970	$57,540	40
11	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$78,390	$45,220	920
12	Anchorage, Alaska	$78,200	$57,450	160
13	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$77,510	$53,810	100
14	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$77,370	$54,640	740
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$76,960	$51,920	2,700
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$76,810	$56,180	1,730
17	Wilmington, New Jersey	$75,350	$48,240	260
18	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$75,300	$44,490	90
19	Fairbanks, Alaska	$75,030	$52,880	40
20	Napa, California	$74,740	$43,200	30
21	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$74,250	$40,930	110
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$74,050	$51,270	2,460
23	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$73,980	$47,250	520
24	Salinas, California	$73,950	$46,470	90
25	Warner Robins, Georgia	$73,790	$63,840	40
26	Danbury, Connecticut	$73,590	$48,930	70
27	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$73,470	$54,580	1,560
28	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$73,440	$35,100	60
29	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$73,290	$45,100	620
30	Laredo, Texas	$73,240	$54,930	100
31	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$73,100	$53,400	70
32	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$72,920	$49,430	2,260
33	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$72,790	$47,710	100
34	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$72,780	$40,710	140
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$72,210	$46,620	3,170
36	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$72,140	$42,380	50
37	Tacoma, Washington	$72,020	$54,090	260
38	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$72,010	$44,100	510
39	Stockton, California	$71,760	$40,560	80
40	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$71,750	$36,030	90
41	Longview, Washington	$71,140	$40,760	30
42	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$71,090	$54,600	430
43	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$71,030	$24,440	80
44	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$70,770	$43,060	430
45	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$70,640	$47,200	830
46	Columbus, Georgia	$70,550	$53,500	80
47	Punta Gorda, Florida	$70,540	$39,710	40
48	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$70,520	$45,110	3,220
49	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$70,480	$49,640	260
50	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$70,360	$45,240	760
51	Brunswick, Georgia	$70,050	$43,110	40
52	Bellingham, Washington	$69,820	$52,080	80
53	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$69,800	$35,690	50
54	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$69,490	$51,000	100
55	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$69,290	$33,330	60
56	Ocean City, New Jersey	$69,210	$51,790	40
57	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$68,690	$46,270	40
58	Wausau, Wisconsin	$68,540	$44,870	30
59	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$68,450	$52,060	50
60	Salem, Oregon	$68,260	$39,580	100
61	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$68,030	$45,750	810
62	Olympia, Washington	$67,970	$44,600	120
63	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$67,930	$36,660	110
64	Springfield, Massachusetts	$67,880	$41,900	490
65	Corvallis, Oregon	$67,650	$51,440	50
66	El Paso, Texas	$67,530	$46,160	350
67	Ithaca, New York	$67,520	$51,100	210
68	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$67,170	$47,990	60
69	Winchester, West Virginia	$67,150	$41,910	50
70	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$67,120	$41,780	80
71	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$66,850	$46,620	12,250
72	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$66,540	$44,460	820
73	Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$66,520	$31,740	70
74	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$66,200	$45,980	70
75	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$66,110	$33,760	30
76	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$66,090	$43,020	70
77	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$65,920	$44,960	40
78	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$65,830	$40,720	30
79	Clarksville, Tennessee	$65,790	$41,490	90
80	Waterbury, Connecticut	$65,660	$45,560	100
81	Corpus Christi, Texas	$65,470	$40,510	130
82	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$65,410	$41,720	40
83	Yakima, Washington	$65,210	$39,330	90
84	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$65,200	$41,950	1,140
85	Peabody, Massachusetts	$65,070	$46,840	90
86	Kingston, New York	$64,910	$41,380	90
87	Modesto, California	$64,790	$37,040	50
88	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$64,790	$45,070	5,300
89	Boulder, Colorado	$64,710	$45,950	160
90	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$64,530	$46,200	120
91	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$64,440	$39,240	1,280
92	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$64,430	$37,470	420
93	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$64,400	$45,970	920
94	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$64,320	$39,600	150
95	Salisbury, Maryland	$64,070	$41,440	160
96	Rochester, Minnesota	$64,060	$35,640	60
97	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$63,980	$42,480	340
98	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$63,810	$40,460	2,510
99	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$63,810	$42,500	1,540
100	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$63,740	$34,830	280

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for librarians.