Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Librarian salary in High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area

$46,770
Median annual
$22.49
Median hourly
$49,650
Mean annual
140
Employed

In High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area, a typical librarian earned $46,770 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $49,650. About 140 people work in this occupation there.

That is 31% below the national median of $68,270. Compared with all occupations in High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area (median $47,420), librarians earn 1% less. With a location quotient of 1.47, the occupation is more concentrated here than in the US as a whole.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $33,300, while the top 10% earned more than $73,730. Many librarians are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Pay distribution

PercentileAnnualHourly
10th$33,300$16.01
25th$37,200$17.89
Median$46,770$22.49
75th$50,310$24.19
90th$73,730$35.45

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Estimates exclude self-employed workers; "—" means the estimate was not released.