Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in State College, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of librarians and media collections specialists in State College, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians and media collections specialists in State College 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 State College, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,350
25th Percentile Wage
$47,290
50th Percentile Wage
$60,460
75th Percentile Wage
$76,270
90th Percentile Wage
$100,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians and media collections specialists in State College, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,350.

Table 2. Compare Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in State College with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,460, State College is the second highest paying city for librarians and media collections specialists in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $63,870). Compared with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, the median annual salary of librarians and media collections specialists in State College is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$63,870
State College
$60,460
Lancaster
$60,060
Erie
$59,150
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$58,980
York-Hanover
$57,750
Reading
$57,660
Pittsburgh
$57,610
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$57,170
Williamsport
$55,080
Gettysburg
$52,780
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$49,090
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$48,020
Lebanon
$47,640
East Stroudsburg
$47,100
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$45,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$45,180
Altoona
$43,010
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$33,280
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$33,070
Johnstown
$33,060

See also: Top paying jobs in State College, Pennsylvania.