Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in Olympia, Washington

The annual salary statistics of librarians and media collections specialists in Olympia, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of librarians and media collections specialists in Olympia 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 Olympia, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,340
25th Percentile Wage
$69,840
50th Percentile Wage
$99,130
75th Percentile Wage
$103,650
90th Percentile Wage
$114,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians and media collections specialists in Olympia, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,340.

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
$99,130
2.74% 24.45%
2021
$96,410
18.97% -
2020
$78,120
4.13% -
2019
$74,890
- -

Table 2. Compare Librarians and Media Collections Specialist Salary in Olympia with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,130, Olympia is the second highest paying city for librarians and media collections specialists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Kennewick-Pasco-Richland (median annual salary of $100,560). Compared with Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, the median annual salary of librarians and media collections specialists in Olympia is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$100,560
Olympia
$99,130
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$96,290
Yakima
$84,440
Bremerton-Silverdale
$82,880
Bellingham
$78,230
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$75,730
Longview
$68,690
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$67,370
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$64,730
Spokane
$64,470
Walla Walla
$61,410
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$59,180
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$57,400

See also: Top paying jobs in Olympia, Washington.