The highest-paying states for library technicians (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 technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,410, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for library technicians. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $53,900). 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 technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $56,410 |
$41,770 | 90 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $53,900 |
$42,890 | 520 |
| 3 | Washington | $51,600 |
$44,500 | 1,770 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $50,860 |
$35,220 | 960 |
| 5 | Alaska | $49,100 |
$33,280 | 270 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $47,780 |
$31,060 | 1,670 |
| 7 | Maryland | $46,850 |
$33,300 | 1,970 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $46,800 |
$34,990 | 110 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $46,610 |
$27,700 | 1,090 |
| 10 | Delaware | $46,610 |
$29,640 | 210 |
| 11 | California | $46,430 |
$32,530 | 10,080 |
| 12 | Oregon | $46,130 |
$33,500 | 1,610 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $40,910 |
$27,530 | 390 |
| 14 | New Jersey | $40,580 |
$28,090 | 1,890 |
| 15 | Nevada | $40,160 |
$31,200 | 400 |
| 16 | New York | $40,130 |
$28,800 | 4,750 |
| 17 | Maine | $38,840 |
$29,880 | 560 |
| 18 | Virginia | $38,470 |
$26,630 | 1,650 |
| 19 | Colorado | $38,450 |
$29,950 | 2,430 |
| 20 | Vermont | $38,030 |
$27,790 | 170 |
| 21 | Arizona | $37,980 |
$28,690 | 740 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $37,690 |
$28,420 | 1,920 |
| 23 | Florida | $37,200 |
$28,690 | 2,940 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $37,130 |
$22,000 | 1,890 |
| 25 | Missouri | $37,090 |
$26,890 | 1,350 |
| 26 | Iowa | $37,020 |
$25,180 | 1,200 |
| 27 | Illinois | $35,940 |
$26,940 | 4,090 |
| 28 | Kansas | $35,510 |
$24,390 | 740 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $35,410 |
$23,920 | 540 |
| 30 | Texas | $35,240 |
$23,280 | 4,100 |
| 31 | Alabama | $35,120 |
$24,850 | 520 |
| 32 | North Dakota | $34,880 |
$25,100 | 350 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $34,750 |
$23,050 | 520 |
| 34 | Montana | $34,200 |
$24,630 | 450 |
| 35 | Ohio | $33,860 |
$24,000 | 3,460 |
| 36 | Michigan | $32,750 |
$21,580 | 1,690 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $31,970 |
$21,560 | 2,660 |
| 38 | Louisiana | $31,910 |
$22,030 | 2,150 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $31,670 |
$23,530 | 930 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $31,140 |
$22,640 | 1,010 |
| 41 | Georgia | $31,070 |
$21,900 | 1,450 |
| 42 | Utah | $31,060 |
$23,200 | 740 |
| 43 | Indiana | $30,550 |
$22,390 | 1,530 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $29,930 |
$19,090 | 950 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $29,420 |
$23,310 | 540 |
| 46 | Idaho | $29,300 |
$22,840 | 450 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $29,160 |
$18,470 | 570 |
| 48 | Wyoming | $28,890 |
$25,550 | 260 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $28,670 |
$23,150 | 440 |
| 50 | Guam | $27,350 |
$23,170 | 40 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $27,150 |
$22,260 | 180 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $27,060 |
$17,830 | 400 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $23,530 |
$18,800 | 410 |