The source adds: Annual wages have been calculated b y multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
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U.S. median annual salary for librarians 2015-2023
In May 2022, the annual median salary for a librarian in the United States was * U.S. dollars. The median salary for librarians has increased each year since 2015, when the median salary was * U.S. dollars.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2024). Annual median salary for librarians and media collections specialists in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1317577/librarian-annual-median-salary-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Annual median salary for librarians and media collections specialists in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1317577/librarian-annual-median-salary-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Annual median salary for librarians and media collections specialists in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1317577/librarian-annual-median-salary-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Annual Median Salary for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in The United States from 2015 to 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Mar 2024, /statistics/1317577/librarian-annual-median-salary-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual median salary for librarians and media collections specialists in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1317577/librarian-annual-median-salary-us/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Annual median salary for librarians and media collections specialists in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1317577/librarian-annual-median-salary-us/
