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What librarians make
Typical
$68,270
Small town or school
$43,660
Director or specialist
$103,990
The national median is $68,270 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $43,660. The federal survey counts librarians together with media collections specialists. Pay depends almost entirely on which kind of library: a rural public branch and a corporate law library are different worlds.