The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,210, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for library assistants, clerical. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $50,210). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $50,210 |
$33,430 | 290 |
| 2 | Nevada | $50,210 |
$24,500 | 540 |
| 3 | California | $45,940 |
$31,790 | 7,070 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $41,860 |
$30,530 | 2,550 |
| 5 | Oregon | $40,190 |
$30,610 | 930 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $39,110 |
$24,960 | 1,440 |
| 7 | Washington | $38,600 |
$31,430 | 2,000 |
| 8 | Alaska | $37,360 |
$28,600 | 150 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $37,140 |
$28,890 | 150 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $36,050 |
$27,600 | 1,330 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $35,890 |
$27,890 | 2,680 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $35,200 |
$23,040 | 1,270 |
| 13 | New York | $35,050 |
$28,930 | 6,800 |
| 14 | Vermont | $33,990 |
$26,100 | 200 |
| 15 | Maryland | $32,220 |
$26,000 | 1,480 |
| 16 | Tennessee | $32,080 |
$23,060 | 1,170 |
| 17 | Utah | $31,600 |
$21,080 | 780 |
| 18 | Arizona | $31,370 |
$28,780 | 1,490 |
| 19 | Louisiana | $31,360 |
$22,760 | 380 |
| 20 | Virginia | $31,210 |
$23,420 | 2,120 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $31,200 |
$19,840 | 920 |
| 22 | Colorado | $30,990 |
$27,130 | 890 |
| 23 | Georgia | $30,690 |
$24,210 | 710 |
| 24 | Florida | $30,340 |
$23,210 | 2,510 |
| 25 | Montana | $30,200 |
$21,930 | 120 |
| 26 | Maine | $30,170 |
$27,370 | 510 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $30,120 |
$26,600 | 330 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $29,740 |
$27,480 | 620 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $29,430 |
$22,370 | 1,290 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $29,420 |
$19,280 | 1,760 |
| 31 | Missouri | $29,350 |
$23,560 | 1,510 |
| 32 | Ohio | $28,940 |
$20,620 | 2,760 |
| 33 | Illinois | $28,880 |
$24,960 | 4,530 |
| 34 | Kansas | $28,750 |
$17,680 | 1,310 |
| 35 | Michigan | $28,480 |
$21,500 | 3,950 |
| 36 | New Mexico | $28,160 |
$23,920 | 200 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $28,040 |
$18,980 | 1,110 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | $27,770 |
$18,740 | 4,340 |
| 39 | Texas | $27,600 |
$18,980 | 4,230 |
| 40 | Arkansas | $27,470 |
$23,680 | 470 |
| 41 | Idaho | $26,830 |
$18,950 | 450 |
| 42 | North Dakota | $26,370 |
$21,660 | 90 |
| 43 | Delaware | $25,530 |
$22,210 | 420 |
| 44 | Indiana | $24,740 |
$18,850 | 2,570 |
| 45 | Iowa | $24,230 |
$18,130 | 1,770 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $24,120 |
$19,830 | 290 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $24,110 |
$17,630 | 230 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $24,040 |
$19,540 | 1,370 |
| 49 | Alabama | $23,350 |
$18,210 | 940 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $21,940 |
$20,710 | 620 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $19,900 |
$17,900 | 100 |