Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in St Louis, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of librarians and media collections specialists in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians and media collections specialists in St Louis 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 St Louis, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,370
25th Percentile Wage
$47,560
50th Percentile Wage
$60,380
75th Percentile Wage
$70,070
90th Percentile Wage
$79,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians and media collections specialists in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,370.

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
$60,380
0.38% -0.66%
2021
$60,150
-3.86% -
2020
$62,470
2.71% -
2019
$60,780
- -

Table 2. Compare Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,380 in St Louis is in the middle of salary range for librarians and media collections specialists in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians and media collections specialists in St Louis is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Kansas City and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jefferson City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kansas City
$62,280
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$61,700
St Louis
$60,380
Columbia
$58,170
Springfield
$55,270
Joplin
$55,240
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$52,120
St Joseph
$51,810
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$51,000
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$49,840
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$47,040
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$46,010
Jefferson City
$44,150

See also: Top paying jobs in St Louis, Missouri.