What are the main factors that influence a Library Associate I's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Library Associate I?

The Insurance industry offers the highest average compensation for Library Associate I roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Library Associate 's salary?

A Library Associate 's salary grows with experience: a Library Associate I (0-1 years)earns $38,864, a Library Associate II (1-3 years)earns $43,383, an Library Associate III (3-5 years)earns $55,980, an Library Associate IV (5-7 years)earns $62,461, a Library Services Operations Supervisor (7+ years)earns $90,377,

What are the highest paying states for a Library Associate I?

Library Associate I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Library Associate I roles are District of Columbia $42,200, California $42,100, Massachusetts $41,500. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Library Associate roles make?

Salaries for Library Associate level roles vary by specialization: Dean - Library: $139,952; Associate Editor Library Journal: $95,697; Library Associate IV: $61,300; Library Assistant IV: $61,218; Library Associate: $55,134.

Library Associate I Salary in Colorado

How much does a Library Associate I make in Colorado?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Library Associate I in Colorado is $38,900 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, a Library Associate I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,396
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,400 to $42,300
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,213

10% $32,213

50% (Median) $38,900

90% $45,396

Library Associate I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,300	$3,525	$813	$20
Average	$38,900	$3,242	$748	$19
25th Percentile	$35,400	$2,950	$681	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Library Associate I Salaries

A Library Associate I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Library Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Library Associate I's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Library Associate I (0-1 years): $38,864
Library Associate II (1-3 years): $43,383
Library Associate III (3-5 years): $55,980
Library Associate IV (5-7 years): $62,461
Library Services Operations Supervisor (7+ years): $90,377

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Library Associate I	0-1 years	$38,864
Library Associate II	1-3 years	$43,383
Library Associate III	3-5 years	$55,980
Library Associate IV	5-7 years	$62,461
Library Services Operations Supervisor	7+ years	$90,377

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How Do Library Associate I Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Library Associate Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,200.
California: $42,100.
Massachusetts: $41,500.

District of Columbia $42,200 California $42,100 Massachusetts $41,500 Washington $41,400 New Jersey $41,300 Alaska $41,300 Connecticut $40,800 New York $40,500

Hawaii $39,900 Rhode Island $39,500 Maryland $39,300 Minnesota $39,000 Illinois $38,900 Colorado $38,900 Oregon $38,700 Delaware $38,600

New Hampshire $38,600 Virginia $38,400 Pennsylvania $38,000 Nevada $37,700 North Dakota $37,700 Michigan $37,600 Wisconsin $37,500 Vermont $37,400

Arizona $37,200 Maine $37,200 Texas $37,200 Ohio $37,100 Georgia $36,800 Indiana $36,600 Wyoming $36,600 Utah $36,500

Iowa $36,500 Kansas $36,300 Louisiana $36,300 North Carolina $36,200 Missouri $36,200 Florida $36,100 Montana $36,000 Nebraska $35,900

Kentucky $35,900 South Carolina $35,700 Tennessee $35,600 Idaho $35,600 New Mexico $35,300 Oklahoma $35,300 Alabama $35,000 South Dakota $34,700

Arkansas $34,500 West Virginia $34,400 Mississippi $34,000

Top Paying Cities for Library Associate Is

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $38,200
Hygiene: $39,500
Johnstown: $38,200

Glen Haven, CO $38,200 Hygiene, CO $39,500 Johnstown, CO $38,200 Laporte, CO $37,800 Livermore, CO $37,700 Loveland, CO $38,100 Lyons, CO $39,400 Masonville, CO $37,800

Mead, CO $38,700 Milliken, CO $38,200 Niwot, CO $39,800 Red Feather Lakes, CO $37,800 Severance, CO $37,900 Timnath, CO $37,800 Wellington, CO $37,600 Windsor, CO $37,900

Brighton, CO $38,800 Ault, CO $37,800 Briggsdale, CO $37,800 Carr, CO $37,200 Eastlake, CO $38,900 Eaton, CO $37,900 Evans, CO $38,100 Fort Lupton, CO $38,700

Galeton, CO $37,900 Gilcrest, CO $38,300 Gill, CO $38,000 Greeley, CO $38,000 Henderson, CO $38,900 Hudson, CO $38,600 Keenesburg, CO $38,400 Kersey, CO $38,000

La Salle, CO $38,300 Lucerne, CO $38,000 Nunn, CO $37,700 Orchard, CO $37,800 Pierce, CO $37,800 Ohio City, CO $38,200 Parlin, CO $38,000 Penrose, CO $37,700

Pitkin, CO $38,200 Poncha Springs, CO $37,900 Powderhorn, CO $38,000 Rockvale, CO $37,500 Sargents, CO $37,800 Twin Lakes, CO $39,100 Westcliffe, CO $37,600 Wetmore, CO $37,300

Durango, CO $38,100 Cahone, CO $38,000 Cortez, CO $37,900 Dolores, CO $38,000 Dove Creek, CO $37,900 Egnar, CO $38,000 Hesperus, CO $37,700 Lewis, CO $38,000

Mancos, CO $37,900 Marvel, CO $37,700 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $37,700 Pleasant View, CO $37,900 Rico, CO $38,000 Towaoc, CO $37,800 Yellow Jacket, CO $38,000 Montrose, CO $38,200

Austin, CO $38,200 Bedrock, CO $37,900 Cedaredge, CO $38,300 Cory, CO $38,200 Crawford, CO $38,100 Delta, CO $38,200 Eckert, CO $38,200 Hotchkiss, CO $38,200

Lazear, CO $38,200 Naturita, CO $38,000 Norwood, CO $38,000 Nucla, CO $38,100 Olathe, CO $38,100 Ophir, CO $38,100 Ouray, CO $38,100 Paonia, CO $38,400

Paradox, CO $38,000 Placerville, CO $38,000 Redvale, CO $38,100 Ridgway, CO $38,100 Silverton, CO $38,000 Somerset, CO $38,500 Telluride, CO $38,100 Grand Junction, CO $38,400

Platteville, CO $38,400 Roggen, CO $38,000 Weldona, CO $37,700 Wiggins, CO $37,900 Fort Morgan, CO $37,700 Log Lane Village, CO $37,900 Akron, CO $37,500 Amherst, CO $37,300

Atwood, CO $37,600 Brush, CO $37,600 Crook, CO $37,500 Eckley, CO $37,400 Fleming, CO $37,600 Grover, CO $37,500 Haxtun, CO $37,500 Hereford, CO $37,300

Hillrose, CO $37,600 Holyoke, CO $37,400 Idalia, CO $37,200 Iliff, CO $37,600 Julesburg, CO $37,400 Lindon, CO $37,300 Merino, CO $37,600 New Raymer, CO $37,600

Otis, CO $37,500 Ovid, CO $37,400 Padroni, CO $37,500 Paoli, CO $37,500 Peetz, CO $37,500 Sedgwick, CO $37,500 Snyder, CO $37,600 Sterling, CO $37,700

Stoneham, CO $37,600 Vernon, CO $37,300 Woodrow, CO $37,400 Wray, CO $37,400 Yuma, CO $37,500 Anton, CO $37,300 Arapahoe, CO $37,000 Arriba, CO $37,200

Bethune, CO $37,200 Burlington, CO $37,200 Calhan, CO $37,800 Cascade, CO $38,100 Cheyenne Wells, CO $37,100 Cope, CO $37,300 Cripple Creek, CO $38,000 Divide, CO $38,000

Flagler, CO $37,200 Florissant, CO $38,000 Fountain, CO $37,800 Genoa, CO $37,200 Green Mountain Falls, CO $38,100 Guffey, CO $37,900 Hugo, CO $36,900 Joes, CO $37,300

Karval, CO $36,700 Kirk, CO $37,300 Kit Carson, CO $37,000 Limon, CO $37,400 Lake George, CO $38,000 Manitou Springs, CO $38,100 Matheson, CO $37,400 Peyton, CO $37,900

Ramah, CO $37,100 Rush, CO $37,200 Seibert, CO $37,200 Simla, CO $37,500 Stratton, CO $37,200 U S A F Academy, CO $38,100 Victor, CO $38,000 Vona, CO $37,200

Wild Horse, CO $37,000 Woodland Park, CO $38,000 Yoder, CO $37,400 Colorado Springs, CO $38,100 Clifton, CO $38,400 Fruita, CO $38,300 Gateway, CO $38,000 Glade Park, CO $38,200

Loma, CO $38,300 Mack, CO $38,200 Palisade, CO $38,300 Whitewater, CO $38,200 Glenwood Springs, CO $38,800 Dinosaur, CO $38,100 Aspen, CO $39,500 Snowmass Village, CO $39,500

Avon, CO $39,200 Basalt, CO $39,400 Carbondale, CO $39,200 Collbran, CO $38,300 Craig, CO $38,600 De Beque, CO $38,300 Eagle, CO $39,000 Edwards, CO $39,100

Parachute, CO $38,500 Battlement Mesa, CO $38,400 Gypsum, CO $38,800 Hamilton, CO $38,700 Hayden, CO $38,600 Maybell, CO $38,200 Meeker, CO $38,700 Meredith, CO $39,300

Mesa, CO $38,300 Minturn, CO $39,000 Molina, CO $38,200 New Castle, CO $38,700 Rangely, CO $38,300 Red Cliff, CO $39,000 Rifle, CO $38,600 Silt, CO $38,500

Slater, CO $38,400 Snowmass, CO $39,400 Wolcott, CO $39,000 Woody Creek, CO $39,500 Vail, CO $39,200 Pueblo, CO $36,900 Colorado City, CO $37,200 Aguilar, CO $37,300

Arlington, CO $36,700 Avondale, CO $37,000 Beulah, CO $37,200 Boncarbo, CO $37,300 Boone, CO $37,100 Branson, CO $37,000 Campo, CO $36,900 Cheraw, CO $37,000

Crowley, CO $37,100 Eads, CO $37,000 Fort Lyon, CO $37,000 Fowler, CO $37,100 Gardner, CO $37,400 Granada, CO $37,100 Hartman, CO $37,200 Hasty, CO $37,000

Haswell, CO $36,800 Hoehne, CO $37,300 Holly, CO $37,000 Kim, CO $37,000 La Junta, CO $37,000 Lamar, CO $37,100 Las Animas, CO $37,000 La Veta, CO $37,500

Mc Clave, CO $37,000 Manzanola, CO $37,000 Model, CO $37,100 Olney Springs, CO $36,900 Ordway, CO $36,800 Pritchett, CO $37,000 Rocky Ford, CO $36,900 Rye, CO $37,200

Sheridan Lake, CO $37,000 Springfield, CO $37,100 Sugar City, CO $36,700 Swink, CO $37,000 Trinchera, CO $37,100 Trinidad, CO $37,300 Two Buttes, CO $37,100 Vilas, CO $37,100

Walsenburg, CO $37,300 Walsh, CO $37,000 Weston, CO $37,400 Wiley, CO $37,000 Alamosa, CO $37,800 Antonito, CO $37,800 Arboles, CO $37,800 Arvada, CO $38,900

Aurora, CO $38,900 Bayfield, CO $37,900 Broomfield, CO $39,100 Commerce City, CO $38,800 Dupont, CO $38,900 Eldorado Springs, CO $39,800 Lafayette, CO $39,500 Louisville, CO $39,500

Westminster, CO $38,900 Wheat Ridge, CO $38,900 Agate, CO $37,500 Bennett, CO $38,500 Byers, CO $38,000 Castle Rock, CO $38,200 Deer Trail, CO $37,800 Elbert, CO $38,000

Elizabeth, CO $38,300 Englewood, CO $38,900 Franktown, CO $38,200 Kiowa, CO $38,000 Larkspur, CO $38,100 Littleton, CO $38,800 Lone Tree, CO $38,700 Louviers, CO $38,700

Monument, CO $38,000 Palmer Lake, CO $38,000 Parker, CO $38,600 Sedalia, CO $38,200 Strasburg, CO $38,400 Watkins, CO $38,700 Denver, CO $38,900 Thornton, CO $38,900

Boulder, CO $40,000 Golden, CO $38,900 Alma, CO $38,700 Bailey, CO $38,600 Black Hawk, CO $39,300 Bond, CO $39,000 Breckenridge, CO $38,800 Buffalo Creek, CO $38,500

Burns, CO $38,800 Central City, CO $39,100 Clark, CO $38,400 Climax, CO $38,800 Coalmont, CO $38,300 Como, CO $38,200 Conifer, CO $38,700 Cowdrey, CO $38,200

Dillon, CO $38,700 Dumont, CO $38,900 Evergreen, CO $38,800 Empire, CO $38,700 Fairplay, CO $38,200 Fraser, CO $38,800 Frisco, CO $39,000 Georgetown, CO $38,700

Granby, CO $38,700 Grand Lake, CO $38,700 Grant, CO $38,400 Hartsel, CO $38,000 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $38,600 Idaho Springs, CO $38,900 Idledale, CO $38,900 Indian Hills, CO $38,800

Jamestown, CO $39,900 Jefferson, CO $38,300 Kittredge, CO $38,800 Kremmling, CO $38,600 Leadville, CO $38,800 Mc Coy, CO $38,800 Morrison, CO $38,800 Nederland, CO $39,600

Oak Creek, CO $38,700 Parshall, CO $38,900 Phippsburg, CO $38,700 Pine, CO $38,500 Pinecliffe, CO $39,800 Rand, CO $38,300 Rollinsville, CO $39,400 Shawnee, CO $38,500

Silver Plume, CO $38,600 Steamboat Springs, CO $38,600 Tabernash, CO $38,900 Toponas, CO $38,700 Walden, CO $38,300 Ward, CO $39,500 Winter Park, CO $38,900 Yampa, CO $38,800

Silverthorne, CO $38,900 Longmont, CO $39,300 Allenspark, CO $39,100 Estes Park, CO $38,600 Bellvue, CO $38,100 Berthoud, CO $38,500 Dacono, CO $39,000 Drake, CO $38,100

Erie, CO $39,200 Firestone, CO $38,900 Fort Collins, CO $37,800 Frederick, CO $38,900 Blanca, CO $37,600 Capulin, CO $37,800 Center, CO $37,800 Chama, CO $37,500

Chimney Rock, CO $37,800 Chromo, CO $37,600 Conejos, CO $37,700 Creede, CO $37,900 Crestone, CO $37,700 Del Norte, CO $37,800 Fort Garland, CO $37,600 San Luis, CO $37,400

Homelake, CO $37,800 Hooper, CO $37,700 Ignacio, CO $37,800 Jaroso, CO $37,500 La Jara, CO $37,800 Manassa, CO $37,800 Moffat, CO $37,700 Monte Vista, CO $37,800

Mosca, CO $37,600 Pagosa Springs, CO $37,800 Romeo, CO $37,900 Saguache, CO $37,800 Sanford, CO $37,700 San Pablo, CO $37,500 South Fork, CO $37,900 Villa Grove, CO $37,800

Salida, CO $37,900 Almont, CO $38,900 Buena Vista, CO $38,800 Canon City, CO $37,700 Cimarron, CO $38,000 Coal Creek, CO $37,500 Coaldale, CO $37,800 Cotopaxi, CO $37,700

Crested Butte, CO $39,100 Florence, CO $37,500 Monarch, CO $38,000 Granite, CO $38,600 Gunnison, CO $38,000 Hillside, CO $37,700 Howard, CO $37,900 Lake City, CO $38,000

Nathrop, CO $38,000

Library Associate I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Library Associate I salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $43,472. While startup companies pay approximate $36,773.

Library Associate I Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$36,773
Growth Stage	51~500	$38,891
Established	501~5000	$41,978
Enterprise	5000+	$43,472

Library Associate I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Library Associate I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Insurance and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Library Associate positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Library Associate I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Library Associate I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Insurance	$46,680	$22.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$46,680	$22.0	20%
Software & Networking	$46,680	$22.0	20%
Biotechnology	$44,735	$22.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$44,735	$22.0	15%

Library Associate I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Library Associate I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$35,400

Average $38,900/year

$42,300

$2,950

Average $3,242/month

$3,525

$681

Average $748/week

$813

$17

Average $19/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,300	$3,525	$813	$20
Average	$38,900	$3,242	$748	$19
25th Percentile	$35,400	$2,950	$681	$17

Library Associate I Salary Growth & Career Path

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Library Associate I Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Library Associate II	$43,400	12%
Health Science Library Manager	$96,500	148%
Science & Engineering Library Services Manager	$132,500	241%

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