Library Technicians Salary in the US
A library technicians earns a national median of $44,580 a year (mean $45,500) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #670 of 825.
How much does a library technicians earn in the US?
A library technicians in the United States earns a median of $44,580 a year (mean $45,500), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 13% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 68,690 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-4031), ranked #670 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$44,580
per year
Mean
$45,500
per year
Employment
68,690
US workers
National rank
#670
of 825 by median
What a library technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a library technicians (SOC 25-4031) earns a median annual wage of $44,580 and a mean (average) of $45,500. The median is the midpoint — half of library technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 13% 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 technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for library technicians is $44,580, and the mean (average) is $45,500. The median is the midpoint — half of library technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does library technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $44,580, a library technicians earns 13% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many library technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 68,690 library technicians employed nationally (SOC 25-4031), across all industries.
- Where does this library technicians 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 25-4031. 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 25-4031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries