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Average Librarians And Media Collections Specialists Salary in Maryland

Librarians And Media Collections Specialists in Maryland earn a median annual salary of $88,570, which is +29.7% compared to the national median. There are 3,220 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$88,570
Maryland median annual wage
$43/hour median
+29.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $68,270
3,220
Local employment
1.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.35
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$57,380
25th
$68,350
Median
$88,570
75th
$105,070
90th
$123,910

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 Maryland, 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
105.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$84,385
Goods: 102.5%
Services: 110.9%
Rents: 121.1%
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
Nevada $84,540 Compare 610
Connecticut $79,210 Compare 2,550
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 Maryland

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $581,510 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $451,620 0.95
Dermatologists $442,210 0.60
Anesthesiologists $418,010 N/A
Orthodontists $361,030 N/A
Cardiologists $337,230 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $328,700 1.16
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $306,310 0.43

Maryland has salary data for 737 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Librarians And Media Collections Specialists in Maryland

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.