The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $81,770, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for librarians. It is followed by California (average annual salary $78,620). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $81,770 |
$56,180 | 1,120 |
| 2 | California | $78,620 |
$50,200 | 8,560 |
| 3 | Washington | $72,690 |
$48,330 | 2,970 |
| 4 | Delaware | $71,810 |
$41,150 | 390 |
| 5 | Alaska | $70,560 |
$33,970 | 360 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $70,060 |
$42,880 | 530 |
| 7 | Maryland | $69,900 |
$38,930 | 2,950 |
| 8 | Nevada | $69,350 |
$51,540 | 630 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $68,310 |
$41,410 | 4,520 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $68,290 |
$45,710 | 750 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $67,490 |
$43,730 | 2,240 |
| 12 | New York | $64,620 |
$42,900 | 12,690 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $64,320 |
$42,930 | 4,510 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $63,680 |
$41,740 | 1,580 |
| 15 | Virginia | $63,310 |
$42,300 | 4,130 |
| 16 | Oregon | $62,680 |
$37,610 | 1,280 |
| 17 | Georgia | $61,260 |
$32,770 | 2,550 |
| 18 | Colorado | $60,370 |
$41,220 | 2,120 |
| 19 | Texas | $59,730 |
$41,650 | 9,430 |
| 20 | Kentucky | $58,560 |
$36,960 | 2,020 |
| 21 | South Carolina | $56,790 |
$35,680 | 1,760 |
| 22 | Alabama | $55,970 |
$37,900 | 2,370 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $55,940 |
$35,320 | 2,040 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $55,770 |
$30,750 | 4,820 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $55,510 |
$34,290 | 350 |
| 26 | Guam | $55,500 |
$22,970 | 60 |
| 27 | Illinois | $55,380 |
$28,580 | 6,040 |
| 28 | Florida | $55,060 |
$38,240 | 4,790 |
| 29 | North Dakota | $55,020 |
$27,770 | 360 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | $54,550 |
$34,270 | 970 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $53,920 |
$34,340 | 2,630 |
| 32 | Arkansas | $53,810 |
$36,010 | 1,300 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $53,650 |
$38,370 | 4,370 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $53,380 |
$23,600 | 940 |
| 35 | Ohio | $53,100 |
$32,180 | 3,880 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $52,660 |
$40,050 | 2,510 |
| 37 | Michigan | $50,430 |
$28,400 | 3,680 |
| 38 | Montana | $50,160 |
$29,890 | 560 |
| 39 | Maine | $49,920 |
$31,310 | 800 |
| 40 | Missouri | $48,760 |
$29,210 | 2,280 |
| 41 | Virgin Islands | $48,500 |
$37,110 | 50 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $48,450 |
$24,690 | 670 |
| 43 | Arizona | $48,110 |
$26,810 | 1,540 |
| 44 | Mississippi | $46,580 |
$23,100 | 1,240 |
| 45 | Kansas | $46,100 |
$20,850 | 1,690 |
| 46 | Utah | $45,970 |
$24,140 | 1,020 |
| 47 | Indiana | $45,150 |
$27,480 | 2,390 |
| 48 | Iowa | $44,610 |
$23,160 | 1,370 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $43,610 |
$24,480 | 1,570 |
| 50 | Vermont | $42,090 |
$27,930 | 680 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $41,250 |
$22,410 | 720 |
| 52 | Idaho | $39,130 |
$20,200 | 540 |
| 53 | South Dakota | $38,650 |
$27,220 | 570 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $36,870 |
$22,810 | 1,220 |