Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Librarian salary in Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area

$59,260
Median annual
$28.49
Median hourly
$60,180
Mean annual
230
Employed

In Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, a typical librarian earned $59,260 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $60,180. About 230 people work in this occupation there.

That is 13% below the national median of $68,270. Compared with all occupations in Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area (median $50,950), librarians earn 16% more. With a location quotient of 3.17, the occupation is more concentrated here than in the US as a whole.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $36,210, while the top 10% earned more than $79,960. Many librarians are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Pay distribution

PercentileAnnualHourly
10th$36,210$17.41
25th$47,920$23.04
Median$59,260$28.49
75th$72,970$35.08
90th$79,960$38.44

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