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What librarians make
Median
$68,270
Bottom tenth
$43,660
Top tenth
$103,990
The national median is $68,270 a year, the bottom tenth earn $43,660 or less and the top tenth $103,990 or more, in the 2025 survey. The federal survey counts librarians together with media collections specialists, from a rural public branch to a corporate law library.