Librarian salary in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

In Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, a typical librarian earned $62,150 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $59,220. About 120 people work in this occupation there.

That is 9% below the national median of $68,270. Compared with all occupations in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (median $43,710), librarians earn 42% more. With a location quotient of 1.38, the occupation is more concentrated here than in the US as a whole.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $47,700, while the top 10% earned more than $69,380. Many librarians are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.