Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Librarian salary in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area

$63,480
Median annual
$30.52
Median hourly
$60,750
Mean annual
90
Employed

In Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a typical librarian earned $63,480 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $60,750. About 90 people work in this occupation there.

That is 7% below the national median of $68,270. Compared with all occupations in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (median $40,210), librarians earn 58% more. With a location quotient of 1.31, the occupation is more concentrated here than in the US as a whole.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $35,780, while the top 10% earned more than $79,460. Many librarians are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Pay distribution

PercentileAnnualHourly
10th$35,780$17.20
25th$45,530$21.89
Median$63,480$30.52
75th$70,680$33.98
90th$79,460$38.20

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