Library Assistants, Clerical Salary in the US
A library assistants, clerical earns a national median of $36,910 a year (mean $39,370) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #775 of 825.
How much does a library assistants, clerical earn in the US?
A library assistants, clerical in the United States earns a median of $36,910 a year (mean $39,370), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 85,520 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-4121), ranked #775 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$36,910
per year
Mean
$39,370
per year
Employment
85,520
US workers
National rank
#775
of 825 by median
What a library assistants, clerical earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a library assistants, clerical (SOC 43-4121) earns a median annual wage of $36,910 and a mean (average) of $39,370. The median is the midpoint — half of library assistants, clerical earn more and half earn less — and is 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a library assistants, clerical in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for library assistants, clerical is $36,910, and the mean (average) is $39,370. The median is the midpoint — half of library assistants, clerical earn more and half earn less.
- How does library assistants, clerical pay compare to the US average?
- At $36,910, a library assistants, clerical earns 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many library assistants, clerical are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 85,520 library assistants, clerical employed nationally (SOC 43-4121), across all industries.
- Where does this library assistants, clerical salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-4121. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-4121 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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