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Average Librarians And Media Collections Specialists Salary in Connecticut

Librarians And Media Collections Specialists in Connecticut earn a median annual salary of $79,210, which is +16.0% compared to the national median. There are 2,550 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Connecticut (state).

$79,210
Connecticut median annual wage
$38/hour median
+16.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $68,270
2,550
Local employment
1.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.75
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$50,340
25th
$63,050
Median
$79,210
75th
$99,120
90th
$116,720

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Connecticut, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$76,450
Goods: 97.3%
Services: 146.5%
Rents: 117.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $100,030 Compare 2,750
District of Columbia $96,550 Compare 960
California $89,790 Compare 10,180
Maryland $88,570 Compare 3,220
Nevada $84,540 Compare 610
Alaska $78,810 Compare 350

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Connecticut

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $488,940 1.70
Anesthesiologists $481,820 N/A
Orthodontists $478,680 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $418,940 1.30
Psychiatrists $326,670 1.85
Neurologists $320,680 1.02
Chief Executives $295,120 0.74
Nurse Anesthetists $236,960 0.86

Connecticut has salary data for 688 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Librarians And Media Collections Specialists in Connecticut

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Librarians And Media Collections Specialists are projected to change by +1.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 13,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.