Highest-paying Cities for Library Assistants, Clerical

The top 100 highest paying cities for library assistants, clerical (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 library assistants, clerical in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $58,490, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for library assistants, clerical. It is followed by Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California (average annual salary $50,410). 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 library assistants, clerical in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Library Assistants, Clerical

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$58,490	$38,340	1,250
2	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$50,410	$38,560	100
3	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$50,210	$30,160	310
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$50,070	$38,780	590
5	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$48,950	$34,290	390
6	Salinas, California	$47,090	$33,180	70
7	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$46,900	$30,170	50
8	Modesto, California	$46,770	$37,130	60
9	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$46,440	$36,160	40
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$46,340	$31,730	2,320
11	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$46,340	$24,620	480
12	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$46,330	$35,130	50
13	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$46,090	$31,150	890
14	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$46,070	$29,010	170
15	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,730	$30,230	1,990
16	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$43,910	$34,160	40
17	Salem, Oregon	$43,330	$30,570	50
18	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$40,660	$39,310	90
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$40,230	$36,940	640
20	Boulder, Colorado	$40,230	$27,250	80
21	Framingham, Massachusetts	$40,120	$23,480	110
22	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$40,110	$30,200	1,340
23	Ocean City, New Jersey	$39,890	$31,780	100
24	Spokane, Washington	$39,860	$30,140	200
25	Bloomington, Indiana	$39,730	$26,560	100
26	Fresno, California	$39,710	$31,200	210
27	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$39,670	$22,890	30
28	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$39,530	$31,180	120
29	Toledo, Ohio	$39,490	$19,340	160
30	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$39,440	$30,660	50
31	Chico, California	$39,340	$30,420	40
32	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$38,980	$31,940	210
33	Visalia-Porterville, California	$38,890	$32,800	70
34	Worcester, Massachusetts	$38,750	$30,400	220
35	Madison, Wisconsin	$38,670	$22,080	200
36	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$38,620	$30,530	60
37	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$38,450	$28,740	40
38	Ithaca, New York	$38,380	$29,820	30
39	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$38,290	$28,480	110
40	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$38,280	$38,280	70
41	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$38,230	$30,040	90
42	El Centro, California	$37,970	$31,360	40
43	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$37,940	$31,270	100
44	Danbury, Connecticut	$37,680	$28,820	30
45	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$37,490	$33,770	840
46	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$37,490	$28,450	320
47	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$37,430	$20,840	50
48	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$37,400	$23,780	40
49	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$37,390	$24,100	280
50	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$37,350	$25,250	40
51	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$37,320	$31,760	900
52	Clarksville, Tennessee	$37,240	$28,500	50
53	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$37,230	$31,010	300
54	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$37,140	$28,890	110
55	Anchorage, Alaska	$37,130	$21,510	30
56	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$37,120	$23,960	30
57	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$37,110	$27,740	160
58	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$37,040	$24,560	40
59	Racine, Wisconsin	$36,890	$20,440	30
60	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$36,720	$19,250	30
61	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$36,700	$22,410	1,350
62	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$36,520	$21,920	30
63	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$36,510	$30,410	120
64	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$36,430	$30,050	6,340
65	Salt Lake City, Utah	$36,430	$24,640	230
66	Casper, Wyoming	$36,300	$22,590	40
67	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$36,240	$31,340	60
68	Knoxville, Tennessee	$36,230	$23,460	160
69	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$36,170	$30,880	120
70	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$36,150	$24,860	40
71	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$36,130	$27,310	400
72	Stockton, California	$35,990	$30,430	40
73	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$35,990	$27,910	80
74	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$35,980	$26,100	100
75	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$35,960	$21,960	630
76	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,860	$29,600	60
77	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$35,840	$29,480	30
78	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$35,570	$30,330	40
79	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$35,440	$19,440	1,100
80	Bismarck, North Dakota	$35,420	$18,840	50
81	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$35,410	$29,940	30
82	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$35,320	$31,890	70
83	New Haven, Connecticut	$35,300	$27,600	230
84	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$35,290	$29,840	80
85	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$35,280	$21,330	400
86	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$35,260	$29,950	60
87	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$35,200	$29,040	110
88	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$35,170	$30,400	50
89	Ames, Iowa	$35,160	$18,160	80
90	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$35,040	$19,950	80
91	Memphis, Tennessee	$34,980	$25,670	200
92	Flagstaff, Arizona	$34,940	$30,250	80
93	Springfield, Massachusetts	$34,940	$29,740	220
94	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,700	$31,060	80
95	Bellingham, Washington	$34,660	$31,340	190
96	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,600	$31,550	100
97	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$34,510	$27,550	500
98	Waterbury, Connecticut	$34,490	$27,040	50
99	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$34,250	$18,800	680
100	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$34,240	$26,370	100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for library assistants, clerical.