Librarian Salary in Louisiana (2025)

In Louisiana, a typical librarian earned $60,650 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $61,410. About 2,130 people work in this occupation there.

That is 11% below the national median of $68,270. Compared with all occupations in Louisiana (median $45,520), librarians earn 33% more. With a location quotient of 1.28, the occupation is more concentrated here than in the US as a whole.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $46,800, while the top 10% earned more than $78,240. Many librarians are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Percentile	Annual	Hourly
10th	$46,800	$22.50
25th	$51,630	$24.82
Median	$60,650	$29.16
75th	$64,240	$30.89
90th	$78,240	$37.61

Percentile

Annual

Hourly

10th

$46,800

$22.50

25th

$51,630

$24.82

Median

$60,650

$29.16

75th

$64,240

$30.89

90th

$78,240

$37.61

Metro area	Median	Employed
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$64,240	480
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,100	160
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$62,150	120
Monroe, LA	$61,090	60
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$60,570	50
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$60,520	120
Baton Rouge, LA	$60,420	480
Lafayette, LA	$58,920	150
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$57,590	110
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$55,760	140
Lake Charles, LA	$53,940	140
Alexandria, LA	$49,860	80

Metro area

Median

Employed

New Orleans-Metairie, LA

$64,240

480

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

$63,100

160

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

$62,150

120