Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of librarians and media collections specialists in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians and media collections specialists in Indianapolis-Carmel is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,510
25th Percentile Wage
$45,770
50th Percentile Wage
$49,020
75th Percentile Wage
$61,940
90th Percentile Wage
$80,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians and media collections specialists in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,510.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians and media collections specialists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$49,020
2.16% 5.37%
2021
$47,960
3.96% -
2020
$46,060
-0.72% -
2019
$46,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,020 in Indianapolis-Carmel is in the middle of salary range for librarians and media collections specialists in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians and media collections specialists in Indianapolis-Carmel is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington
$65,080
Terre Haute
$52,170
Fort Wayne
$50,930
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$50,510
Muncie
$49,700
Indianapolis-Carmel
$49,020
Elkhart-Goshen
$46,940
Kokomo
$46,910
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$37,440
Michigan City-La Porte
$36,750
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$36,460
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$35,980

See also: Top paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana.