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Highest-paying States for Postsecondary Library Science Teachers

The highest-paying states for postsecondary library science teachers (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 postsecondary library science teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $123,280, California is the highest paying state for postsecondary library science teachers. It is followed by South Carolina (average annual salary $99,770). 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 postsecondary library science teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Postsecondary Library Science Teachers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$123,280	$70,620	300
2	South Carolina	$99,770	$60,250	80
3	New York	$99,760	$55,990	100
4	Washington	$97,920	$64,060	80
5	Rhode Island	$92,730	$66,050	30
6	Oregon	$88,600	$64,780	30
7	Indiana	$85,080	$45,700	60
8	Maryland	$82,660	$61,790	90
9	Virginia	$82,650	$64,160	140
10	Minnesota	$82,560	$50,250	120
11	Illinois	$81,640	$52,870	340
12	Iowa	$79,460	$49,770	50
13	Alaska	$78,900	$62,060	40
14	Montana	$78,580	$51,100	30
15	Pennsylvania	$78,100	$47,120	250
16	Nebraska	$77,100	$59,540	50
17	Texas	$76,170	$57,790	340
18	Alabama	$75,970	$58,210	160
19	Florida	$75,940	$48,480	150
20	New Jersey	$75,900	$49,090	130
21	Hawaii	$75,770	$55,870	60
22	Utah	$75,250	$49,770	60
23	Michigan	$74,850	$55,650	110
24	Missouri	$73,270	$49,120	120
25	Kansas	$72,030	$40,570	40
26	Idaho	$69,140	$51,110	40
27	Colorado	$68,350	$49,030	130
28	Kentucky	$67,420	$40,220	100
29	Louisiana	$67,130	$39,410	40
30	New Mexico	$67,000	$53,570	70
31	District of Columbia	$66,360	$50,380	40
32	Ohio	$66,290	$20,340	140
33	Arizona	$66,150	$66,150	70
34	North Carolina	$66,020	$42,490	370
35	Georgia	$62,880	$48,020	120
36	Tennessee	$62,640	$48,750	160
37	Massachusetts	$62,020	$47,580	150
38	Mississippi	$61,380	$46,210	100
39	Wisconsin	$59,180	$46,520	40
40	Oklahoma	$51,220	$50,370	40
41	Arkansas	$49,550	$45,900	40
42	Puerto Rico	$39,920	$19,390	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of postsecondary library science teachers in those states is not available at this time.