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Librarians - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by employer, the librarian's specialty, and the number of hours worked. In addition, the librarian's level of responsibility and education also affect wages.

Librarians who work full time usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance. Some employers also provide a retirement plan.

Librarians and media collections specialists (SOC 25-4022)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $23.22 $30.79 $39.54
Yearly $48,298 $64,055 $82,236
    Champaign Area Hourly $24.82 $32.65 $38.18
Yearly $51,611 $67,930 $79,415
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $17.06 $22.71 $31.83
Yearly $35,490 $47,236 $66,214
    Cook County Hourly $29.15 $37.09 $46.57
Yearly $60,633 $77,150 $96,860
    Decatur Area Hourly $20.89 $25.25 $30.93
Yearly $43,454 $52,518 $64,328
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $24.56 $31.54 $43.44
Yearly $51,077 $65,622 $90,352
    Du Page County Hourly $28.12 $30.73 $41.28
Yearly $58,492 $63,935 $85,870
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $18.17 $22.67 $30.31
Yearly $37,795 $47,154 $63,044
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $14.96 $21.28 $30.72
Yearly $31,109 $44,271 $63,910
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $18.37 $23.28 $33.50
Yearly $38,211 $48,417 $69,680
    Lake County Hourly $26.16 $31.98 $44.98
Yearly $54,425 $66,520 $93,559
    McHenry County Hourly $27.37 $31.59 $38.68
Yearly $56,948 $65,693 $80,452
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $17.19 $21.99 $35.09
Yearly $35,770 $45,735 $72,975
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $17.78 $23.21 $32.20
Yearly $36,993 $48,286 $66,989
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $14.92 $21.57 $29.00
Yearly $31,048 $44,877 $60,319
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $17.51 $25.23 $36.60
Yearly $36,432 $52,484 $76,134
    Rockford Area Hourly $22.42 $29.14 $38.46
Yearly $46,632 $60,609 $79,997
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $14.38 $16.18 $20.71
Yearly $29,911 $33,646 $43,083
    Springfield Area Hourly $20.66 $28.44 $31.81
Yearly $42,964 $59,154 $66,160
    Vermilion County Hourly $17.19 $21.62 $28.21
Yearly $35,770 $44,977 $58,659
    Will County Hourly $23.51 $29.74 $37.88
Yearly $48,901 $61,856 $78,790
United States Hourly $24.48 $30.92 $38.77
Yearly $50,920 $64,320 $80,640

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.