State wages ยท Cost of living
Library Technicians pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $58,780. Washington leads after cost of living, at $53,780. North Carolina has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($39,970).
National median
$39,970
Highest state median
$58,780
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$53,780
Washington
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $29,990Higher: $53,780Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Washington | $57,550 | +44.0% | 107.013 | $53,780 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $58,780 | +47.1% | 109.901 | $53,480 | 2 |
| Connecticut | $54,550 | +36.5% | 103.61 | $52,650 | 3 |
| Minnesota | $47,330 | +18.4% | 98.621 | $47,990 | 4 |
| North Carolina | $44,800 | +12.1% | 94.326 | $47,490 | 5 |
| Maryland | $49,340 | +23.4% | 104.959 | $47,010 | 6 |
| Massachusetts | $49,650 | +24.2% | 105.757 | $46,950 | 7 |
| Delaware | $46,820 | +17.1% | 99.808 | $46,910 | 8 |
| California | $51,290 | +28.3% | 110.72 | $46,320 | 9 |
| Rhode Island | $46,910 | +17.4% | 102.28 | $45,860 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | $47,640 | +19.2% | 104.165 | $45,740 | 11 |
| Alaska | $46,530 | +16.4% | 102.359 | $45,460 | 12 |
| Oregon | $46,950 | +17.5% | 103.361 | $45,420 | 13 |
| Virginia | $45,140 | +12.9% | 101.104 | $44,650 | 14 |
| Vermont | $43,470 | +8.8% | 97.958 | $44,380 | 15 |
| Illinois | $43,920 | +9.9% | 99.958 | $43,940 | 16 |
| Colorado | $44,870 | +12.3% | 103.052 | $43,540 | 17 |
| Nevada | $43,490 | +8.8% | 99.979 | $43,500 | 18 |
| Kansas | $38,990 | -2.5% | 90.068 | $43,290 | 19 |
| New York | $46,700 | +16.8% | 107.921 | $43,270 | 20 |
| New Jersey | $46,730 | +16.9% | 108.805 | $42,950 | 21 |
| Maine | $41,330 | +3.4% | 97.05 | $42,590 | 22 |
| North Dakota | $37,770 | -5.5% | 88.959 | $42,460 | 23 |
| Iowa | $37,180 | -7.0% | 87.762 | $42,360 | 24 |
| Louisiana | $37,210 | -6.9% | 88.207 | $42,180 | 25 |
| Missouri | $37,850 | -5.3% | 90.817 | $41,680 | 26 |
| Nebraska | $37,310 | -6.7% | 90.103 | $41,410 | 27 |
| Hawaii | $44,200 | +10.6% | 109.951 | $40,200 | 28 |
| Arizona | $40,330 | +0.9% | 100.677 | $40,060 | 29 |
| New Mexico | $36,170 | -9.5% | 92.212 | $39,220 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | $38,150 | -4.6% | 97.572 | $39,100 | 31 |
| Texas | $37,920 | -5.1% | 97.057 | $39,070 | 32 |
| Wyoming | $35,570 | -11.0% | 92.691 | $38,370 | 33 |
| Montana | $36,140 | -9.6% | 94.645 | $38,180 | 34 |
| Georgia | $36,650 | -8.3% | 96.293 | $38,060 | 35 |
| Ohio | $35,230 | -11.9% | 92.774 | $37,970 | 36 |
| Florida | $38,810 | -2.9% | 103.414 | $37,530 | 37 |
| South Carolina | $34,860 | -12.8% | 93.749 | $37,180 | 38 |
| Alabama | $32,910 | -17.7% | 88.823 | $37,050 | 39 |
| Utah | $36,630 | -8.4% | 98.864 | $37,050 | 39 |
| Michigan | $34,320 | -14.1% | 96.217 | $35,670 | 41 |
| Arkansas | $30,790 | -23.0% | 86.937 | $35,420 | 42 |
| Idaho | $33,700 | -15.7% | 95.494 | $35,290 | 43 |
| Wisconsin | $33,030 | -17.4% | 94.095 | $35,100 | 44 |
| Indiana | $32,420 | -18.9% | 93.329 | $34,740 | 45 |
| West Virginia | $31,080 | -22.2% | 89.497 | $34,730 | 46 |
| Tennessee | $31,660 | -20.8% | 91.87 | $34,460 | 47 |
| Kentucky | $30,750 | -23.1% | 90.159 | $34,110 | 48 |
| Oklahoma | $28,490 | -28.7% | 87.843 | $32,430 | 49 |
| South Dakota | $28,370 | -29.0% | 88.586 | $32,030 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.