Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Librarian salary in Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area

$48,130
Median annual
$23.14
Median hourly
$51,200
Mean annual
100
Employed

In Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, a typical librarian earned $48,130 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $51,200. About 100 people work in this occupation there.

That is 30% below the national median of $68,270. Compared with all occupations in Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area (median $47,600), librarians earn 1% more. With a location quotient of 1.91, the occupation is more concentrated here than in the US as a whole.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $32,510, while the top 10% earned more than $75,740. Many librarians are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Pay distribution

PercentileAnnualHourly
10th$32,510$15.63
25th$38,750$18.63
Median$48,130$23.14
75th$61,460$29.55
90th$75,740$36.41

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