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Librarians Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of librarians in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians in Rochester 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 in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,510
25th Percentile Wage
$45,330
50th Percentile Wage
$55,130
75th Percentile Wage
$65,380
90th Percentile Wage
$79,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,510.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$55,130
1.18% 5.93%
2017
$54,480
-1.78% -
2016
$55,450
1.15% -
2015
$54,810
2.37% -
2014
$53,510
2.19% -
2013
$52,340
0.92% -
2012
$51,860
- -

Table 2. Compare Librarians Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,130 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Rochester is 24.4 percent (24.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Glens Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$72,920
Ithaca
$67,520
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$66,850
Kingston
$64,910
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$64,790
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$63,240
Syracuse
$61,960
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$60,660
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$60,250
Elmira
$57,530
Utica-Rome
$57,420
Binghamton
$55,650
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$55,250
Rochester
$55,130
Watertown-Fort Drum
$55,060
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$53,500
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$52,830
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$51,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,110
Glens Falls
$39,770

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.