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Library Technicians Salary by City

Library technicians earn the most in San Francisco, CA (average $70,490 a year), followed by San Jose, CA ($68,890) and New Haven, CT ($67,720), among the 272 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $45,500 and the median $44,580, for 68,690 workers (May 2025).

$45,500U.S. average
$70Khighest: San Francisco, CA
$28Klowest: Gulfport, MS
272metro areas
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Top 15 cities for library technicians by average salary

San Francisco, CA$70,490
San Jose, CA$68,890
New Haven, CT$67,720
Seattle, WA$66,910
Olympia, WA$63,430
Santa Rosa, CA$63,260
Bellingham, WA$60,890
Rochester, MN$60,060
Yakima, WA$58,540
Bremerton, WA$57,720
Washington, DC$57,550
Fairbanks, AK$56,960
Vallejo, CA$56,820
Monroe, LA$56,660
Ithaca, NY$56,490
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Library Technicians salary by state

Washington pays library technicians the most statewide, $64,550 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Washington$64,550$62,5701,8506$66,910$54,380
Washington, D.C.$62,300$61,0403901$57,550$57,550
Connecticut$57,550$57,0609305$67,720$47,190
California$56,050$53,2607,19024$70,490$45,530
New York$54,550$50,0603,39010$56,490$39,430
Maryland$53,100$48,9201,9804$50,550$38,230
Massachusetts$53,100$50,4301,9106$55,550$45,920
Minnesota$51,930$51,1101,1804$60,060$49,970
Oregon$51,890$49,9701,8107$55,450$44,840
Hawaii$50,780$50,8701101$51,570$51,570
Vermont$50,590$50,0901501$50,910$50,910
New Jersey$50,200$48,8401,0600n/an/a
Rhode Island$50,120$48,7401601$49,700$49,700
Illinois$48,950$47,1202,1407$54,160$36,550
Alaska$48,760$46,9402202$56,960$43,300
New Hampshire$47,750$48,6502801$49,120$49,120
Delaware$47,420$47,5802100n/an/a
Virginia$46,120$45,5602,5808$49,640$34,400
Colorado$45,980$46,6802,2507$49,280$40,210
Pennsylvania$45,770$46,1001,5607$50,940$36,560
Maine$45,250$44,5203202$47,090$44,970
Nevada$44,770$45,6504102$48,930$44,080
North Carolina$44,430$46,5202,35010$52,150$37,710
Florida$43,830$41,0803,07017$51,420$36,820
Arizona$42,690$40,5108203$48,200$41,820
Kansas$42,640$41,9604803$50,170$39,170
North Dakota$41,950$39,2403704$43,890$41,490
New Mexico$41,780$38,8305404$49,230$41,100
Louisiana$41,760$39,1801,4104$56,660$38,330
Iowa$41,600$38,5901,5108$52,580$35,850
Utah$40,710$40,1603103$45,910$33,500
Ohio$40,100$37,9204,02010$45,900$34,590
Montana$40,030$38,2203704$52,430$38,280
Missouri$40,010$39,1601,3605$42,890$35,940
Texas$39,680$38,6405,18018$46,500$33,330
Nebraska$39,540$36,9207103$45,830$41,490
South Carolina$38,190$36,0706506$45,070$30,970
Alabama$37,780$37,1503905$42,080$36,000
Kentucky$37,370$35,7006704$45,650$30,420
Georgia$37,180$37,3202,1307$42,220$28,590
Tennessee$37,100$36,4003904$47,210$29,390
Michigan$37,040$34,6802,1808$43,320$31,300
Wisconsin$36,080$35,0002,89012$40,080$28,070
Indiana$35,190$35,5601,4706$37,860$31,860
Idaho$34,690$34,5105202$37,220$36,100
West Virginia$34,650$30,3002804$45,590$30,880
Puerto Rico$34,490$35,8902502$34,600$32,320
Oklahoma$34,410$29,4408302$36,740$34,890
Wyoming$34,150$26,8504001$36,920$36,920
South Dakota$33,950$29,5906502$39,260$37,460
Arkansas$31,420$28,5703903$37,660$28,290
Mississippi$31,070$27,0802702$29,300$28,000
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Library Technicians salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Francisco, CA$70,490$63,690$33.89730
San Jose, CA$68,890$62,550$33.12310
New Haven, CT$67,720$63,970$32.56230
Seattle, WA$66,910$65,690$32.171,290
Olympia, WA$63,430$65,630$30.4960
Santa Rosa, CA$63,260$61,470$30.41160
Bellingham, WA$60,890$57,990$29.2860
Rochester, MN$60,060$61,750$28.8840
Yakima, WA$58,540$63,270$28.1440
Bremerton, WA$57,720$51,820$27.7580
Washington, DC$57,550$57,290$27.672,060
Fairbanks, AK$56,960$61,960$27.3950
Vallejo, CA$56,820$57,670$27.3270
Monroe, LA$56,660$47,790$27.2490
Ithaca, NY$56,490$62,960$27.1650
Bridgeport, CT$56,470$51,230$27.15190
Buffalo, NY$56,170$54,360$27.0070
New York, NY$55,960$52,040$26.912,850
Napa, CA$55,860$50,110$26.8540
Hartford, CT$55,670$58,380$26.77360
Boston, MA$55,550$57,330$26.711,290
Portland, OR$55,450$57,050$26.66990
Santa Maria, CA$55,380$56,160$26.63140
Sacramento, CA$55,010$55,630$26.45580
Salinas, CA$54,990$53,460$26.4480
San Diego, CA$54,920$54,920$26.40720
Binghamton, NY$54,550$61,720$26.2270
Riverside, CA$54,500$56,510$26.20870
Los Angeles, CA$54,400$49,980$26.161,940
Spokane, WA$54,380$56,270$26.1560
Champaign, IL$54,160$53,680$26.04190
Corvallis, OR$54,160$55,360$26.0450
Minneapolis, MN$54,120$51,520$26.02780
San Luis Obispo, CA$53,980$57,510$25.9590
Eugene, OR$53,790$50,330$25.86140
Mankato, MN$53,400$56,310$25.6730
Merced, CA$53,150$47,570$25.5560
Hanford, CA$53,030$55,960$25.4950
Iowa City, IA$52,580$61,300$25.2890
Kingston, NY$52,480$47,110$25.2350
Bozeman, MT$52,430$48,510$25.2130
Raleigh, NC$52,150$52,020$25.07120
Syracuse, NY$51,650$58,520$24.83180
Honolulu, HI$51,570$52,450$24.7980
Miami, FL$51,420$49,470$24.72680
Modesto, CA$51,380$55,440$24.7080
Norwich, CT$51,250$49,590$24.6450
Fresno, CA$50,990$48,500$24.51210
Philadelphia, PA$50,940$48,880$24.49760
Burlington, VT$50,910$50,090$24.4880
Springfield, MA$50,670$48,780$24.36100
Yuba City, CA$50,610$49,060$24.3330
Dubuque, IA$50,590$47,820$24.3230
Baltimore, MD$50,550$48,090$24.30900
Visalia, CA$50,550$48,200$24.31130
Kiryas Joel, NY$50,400$47,680$24.23140
Bend, OR$50,340$48,170$24.2090
Lawrence, KS$50,170$49,400$24.1250
Stockton, CA$50,120$46,890$24.10140
Chico, CA$49,980$47,040$24.0340
Duluth, MN$49,970$48,030$24.0250
Providence, RI$49,700$47,230$23.89260
Barnstable, MA$49,660$46,860$23.8770
Charlottesville, VA$49,640$52,690$23.86110
Wilmington, NC$49,520$48,280$23.8170
El Centro, CA$49,310$48,520$23.7140
Chicago, IL$49,290$47,100$23.701,520
Salem, OR$49,280$48,740$23.69190
Boulder, CO$49,280$49,290$23.69190
Albuquerque, NM$49,230$56,140$23.67150
Manchester, NH$49,120$47,730$23.6160
Oxnard, CA$49,100$46,430$23.60210
Reno, NV$48,930$48,820$23.5290
Prescott Valley, AZ$48,200$50,170$23.1870
Waterloo, IA$48,110$47,670$23.13100
Decatur, IL$47,880$50,650$23.0240
Denver, CO$47,860$47,180$23.01870
Des Moines, IA$47,450$46,840$22.81310
Fort Collins, CO$47,290$46,320$22.73110
Lexington Park, MD$47,280$46,400$22.73160
New Orleans, LA$47,240$46,620$22.71340
Albany, NY$47,210$46,260$22.70140
Knoxville, TN$47,210$50,030$22.7050
Waterbury, CT$47,190$42,620$22.6950
Amherst, MA$47,150$47,300$22.6780
Portland, ME$47,090$44,680$22.64110
Fort Myers, FL$47,060$50,130$22.63120
Worcester, MA$47,000$47,560$22.59220
Springfield, IL$46,970$47,990$22.5850
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,790$46,920$22.5060
Ames, IA$46,790$45,880$22.5040
Albany, OR$46,730$46,990$22.4740
Austin, TX$46,500$47,230$22.36480
Sarasota, FL$46,210$48,960$22.2240
Charlotte, NC$46,130$46,900$22.18930
Harrisburg, PA$46,030$47,470$22.1390
Pittsfield, MA$45,920$47,290$22.0870
Ogden, UT$45,910$48,690$22.0780
Cleveland, OH$45,900$45,420$22.07920
Lincoln, NE$45,830$46,000$22.04110
Redding, CA$45,770$44,850$22.0040
Owensboro, KY$45,650$49,870$21.9530
Parkersburg, WV$45,590$44,310$21.9230
Bakersfield, CA$45,530$45,070$21.89120
Davenport, IA$45,500$42,920$21.87110
Grand Island, NE$45,500$48,470$21.8830
Salisbury, MD$45,460$45,810$21.8650
Allentown, PA$45,440$46,850$21.8570
Tucson, AZ$45,340$41,880$21.80150
Greeley, CO$45,170$47,070$21.72180
Spartanburg, SC$45,070$39,120$21.6760
Bangor, ME$44,970$47,000$21.6260
Medford, OR$44,840$44,940$21.56150
Midland, TX$44,680$39,220$21.4840
Reading, PA$44,580$38,410$21.4340
Bloomington, IL$44,490$47,930$21.3930
Mansfield, OH$44,450$42,860$21.3770
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,390$44,960$21.34110
Topeka, KS$44,310$46,740$21.3190
Rochester, NY$44,220$39,240$21.26190
Richmond, VA$44,150$40,510$21.23380
Las Vegas, NV$44,080$45,650$21.19240
Nashville, TN$44,080$40,760$21.19110
Charleston, SC$43,970$44,620$21.1480
Minot, ND$43,890$48,080$21.1050
Grand Forks, ND$43,810$38,960$21.0630
Shreveport, LA$43,800$46,930$21.06250
Greensboro, NC$43,690$42,810$21.01130
Pittsburgh, PA$43,510$44,820$20.92450
Columbus, OH$43,440$39,070$20.89870
Lansing, MI$43,320$35,560$20.83260
Peoria, IL$43,320$43,440$20.8360
Virginia Beach, VA$43,300$40,070$20.82590
Anchorage, AK$43,300$41,130$20.82100
Winston-Salem, NC$43,100$44,130$20.72120
Asheville, NC$42,970$44,520$20.6630
Kansas City, MO$42,890$42,060$20.62280
Fargo, ND$42,810$45,020$20.58110
Tampa, FL$42,720$40,080$20.54420
Tallahassee, FL$42,460$45,160$20.41180
Colorado Springs, CO$42,350$38,560$20.36370
Gainesville, FL$42,230$38,590$20.30230
Athens, GA$42,220$41,040$20.3090
San Antonio, TX$42,200$40,240$20.29430
St. Louis, MO$42,180$39,780$20.28850
Auburn, AL$42,080$44,960$20.2330
Deltona, FL$42,070$44,650$20.2350
Salt Lake City, UT$41,920$40,350$20.1580
Jacksonville, FL$41,870$39,070$20.13260
Farmington, NM$41,830$38,870$20.1150
Phoenix, AZ$41,820$36,370$20.11420
Santa Fe, NM$41,730$36,920$20.0660
Fayetteville, NC$41,660$42,520$20.0380
College Station, TX$41,620$37,700$20.01100
Bismarck, ND$41,490$41,160$19.9590
Omaha, NE$41,490$40,320$19.95330
Las Cruces, NM$41,100$40,540$19.7660
Great Falls, MT$41,020$38,220$19.7230
Dayton, OH$40,960$39,240$19.69190
Crestview, FL$40,880$38,120$19.6560
Pueblo, CO$40,790$34,450$19.6160
Dallas, TX$40,750$40,740$19.591,510
Toledo, OH$40,750$37,920$19.5990
Orlando, FL$40,240$38,760$19.35460
Grand Junction, CO$40,210$39,240$19.3380
Charleston, WV$40,080$37,000$19.2740
Roanoke, VA$40,080$36,670$19.2790
Green Bay, WI$40,080$40,060$19.27110
Scranton, PA$39,880$35,710$19.1740
Hickory, NC$39,820$39,630$19.1450
Cincinnati, OH$39,780$37,090$19.12560
Racine, WI$39,640$38,540$19.0640
Ocala, FL$39,600$36,200$19.0430
Houston, TX$39,530$37,270$19.001,220
Atlanta, GA$39,500$39,390$18.991,350
Utica, NY$39,430$36,800$18.9660
Greenville, SC$39,360$36,070$18.92220
Missoula, MT$39,280$37,550$18.8960
Sioux Falls, SD$39,260$31,780$18.88150
Wichita, KS$39,170$38,200$18.83100
Cape Girardeau, MO$39,160$36,470$18.8340
Greenville, NC$39,000$43,370$18.7570
Lubbock, TX$38,990$41,340$18.7470
Punta Gorda, FL$38,890$37,100$18.7040
Lakeland, FL$38,850$35,480$18.6890
Montgomery, AL$38,760$36,140$18.6460
Panama City, FL$38,750$35,520$18.6330
Palm Bay, FL$38,580$35,560$18.5530
Beaumont, TX$38,560$36,370$18.5450
Fond du Lac, WI$38,550$36,510$18.5460
Harrisonburg, VA$38,500$34,260$18.5170
Louisville, KY$38,500$36,980$18.51210
Baton Rouge, LA$38,330$36,010$18.43420
Billings, MT$38,280$38,750$18.4030
Hagerstown, MD$38,230$32,880$18.3850
Milwaukee, WI$37,920$37,860$18.23670
Evansville, IN$37,860$35,250$18.20120
Columbia, SC$37,860$35,990$18.2050
Hilton Head Island, SC$37,800$30,900$18.1740
Goldsboro, NC$37,710$32,550$18.1340
Little Rock, AR$37,660$39,010$18.1170
Grand Rapids, MI$37,610$34,680$18.08290
Rapid City, SD$37,460$34,300$18.0180
Daphne, AL$37,440$36,040$18.0050
Madison, WI$37,370$35,800$17.97520
Traverse City, MI$37,310$39,730$17.9460
Boise, ID$37,220$36,330$17.89160
Lafayette, IN$37,210$39,290$17.8960
Oshkosh, WI$37,090$34,430$17.8390
Birmingham, AL$37,040$35,900$17.8180
Cheyenne, WY$36,920$34,550$17.7530
La Crosse, WI$36,900$38,310$17.74100
Winchester, VA$36,880$35,350$17.7340
Springfield, OH$36,880$36,110$17.7330
Pensacola, FL$36,820$35,040$17.70120
Tulsa, OK$36,740$36,720$17.66230
Canton, OH$36,690$37,240$17.64130
Lancaster, PA$36,560$35,660$17.5850
Rockford, IL$36,550$31,200$17.5770
South Bend, IN$36,420$36,540$17.51130
El Paso, TX$36,290$36,500$17.45100
Joplin, MO$36,230$35,120$17.4250
Idaho Falls, ID$36,100$37,400$17.3640
Mobile, AL$36,000$37,940$17.3160
Columbia, MO$35,940$36,240$17.28170
Wausau, WI$35,930$36,380$17.2840
Sioux City, IA$35,850$34,930$17.2460
Indianapolis, IN$35,710$36,760$17.17210
Bloomington, IN$35,610$39,090$17.1260
Corpus Christi, TX$35,520$37,550$17.08100
Lexington, KY$35,460$34,280$17.05110
Appleton, WI$35,420$30,420$17.03120
Longview, TX$35,410$36,830$17.0250
Blacksburg, VA$35,390$31,520$17.0280
Tyler, TX$35,340$35,890$16.9940
Killeen, TX$35,330$34,900$16.9960
Abilene, TX$35,170$36,560$16.9140
Youngstown, OH$35,070$35,270$16.8690
Saginaw, MI$35,020$36,980$16.84n/a
Memphis, TN$34,980$36,400$16.82120
Oklahoma City, OK$34,890$29,380$16.77360
Detroit, MI$34,830$29,640$16.75650
San Angelo, TX$34,810$35,830$16.7450
San Juan, PR$34,600$36,770$16.64160
Akron, OH$34,590$34,910$16.63300
Huntington, WV$34,440$32,820$16.5650
Lynchburg, VA$34,400$29,050$16.5440
McAllen, TX$33,840$32,560$16.27110
Sheboygan, WI$33,840$31,910$16.2780
Amarillo, TX$33,510$32,180$16.1150
Provo, UT$33,500$31,370$16.1080
Savannah, GA$33,490$30,160$16.10170
Laredo, TX$33,330$29,860$16.0360
Columbus, GA$33,070$33,280$15.9030
Kalamazoo, MI$32,780$30,500$15.7680
Flint, MI$32,740$25,960$15.74n/a
Ponce, PR$32,320$28,660$15.5440
Fort Wayne, IN$31,860$29,480$15.32220
Niles, MI$31,300$27,650$15.0530
Fayetteville, AR$31,300$29,510$15.05110
Eau Claire, WI$31,140$28,260$14.9770
Myrtle Beach, SC$30,970$30,730$14.8970
Wheeling, WV$30,880$28,670$14.8560
Bowling Green, KY$30,420$29,330$14.6390
Warner Robins, GA$30,160$28,480$14.5040
Kingsport, TN$29,390$32,270$14.1340
Jackson, MS$29,300$24,480$14.0970
Macon, GA$28,680$29,040$13.7960
Augusta, GA$28,590$29,020$13.75120
Fort Smith, AR$28,290$26,790$13.6060
Janesville, WI$28,070$23,350$13.4960
Gulfport, MS$28,000$24,210$13.46n/a

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Library Technicians salary: questions

Where do library technicians make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $70,490 a year, among the 272 metro areas we cover.

What is the average library technicians salary in the U.S.?

$45,500 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $44,580, so half of library technicians earn more than that and half less.

What salary should library technicians ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of library technicians nationwide earn between $35,740 (25th percentile) and $52,430 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays library technicians the most?

Washington, with a statewide average of $64,550 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is library technicians pay the lowest?

Gulfport, MS, at $28,000 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

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