Hourly Wage for Library Researcher Salary in the United States
What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Library Researcher?
As of September 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Library Researcher in the United States is
$16, which translates to an annual salary of about $34,170.
However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors.
Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $23 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $13 to $20 per hour
Key Factors That Influence Library Researcher Salaries
A Library Researcher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Library Researcher 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 Researchers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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:
San Jose: $43,098
San Francisco: $42,626
Oakland: $41,728
San Jose, CA$43,098
San Francisco, CA$42,626
Oakland, CA$41,728
New York, NY$39,343
Paramus, NJ$38,864
Queens Village, NY$38,863
Passaic, NJ$38,830
Bergenfield, NJ$38,827
Stamford, CT$38,752
Huntington, NY$38,738
Newark, NJ$38,485
Bridgeport, CT$38,413
Vallejo, CA$38,345
New Brunswick, NJ$38,332
Petaluma, CA$38,311
Middlesex, NJ$38,246
Somerset, NJ$38,222
Santa Cruz, CA$38,178
Boston, MA$37,969
Monterey, CA$37,849
Seattle, WA$37,771
Santa Rosa, CA$37,764
Los Angeles, CA$37,754
Juneau, AK$37,665
Washington, DC$37,628
Orange, CA$37,506
Santa Ana, CA$37,416
Long Beach, CA$37,382
Anaheim, CA$37,375
Anchorage, AK$37,358
Santa Maria, CA$37,255
Everett, WA$37,248
Danbury, CT$37,128
Bremerton, WA$37,081
Tacoma, WA$36,958
New Suffolk, NY$36,957
Sacramento, CA$36,948
Santa Barbara, CA$36,910
Trenton, NJ$36,873
San Diego, CA$36,873
Brockton, MA$36,835
Fairbanks, AK$36,751
Lompoc, CA$36,664
Lowell, MA$36,636
Ventura, CA$36,630
Nashua, NH$36,623
Stockton, CA$36,620
Modesto, CA$36,370
Poughkeepsie, NY$36,295
Olympia, WA$36,230
Kennewick, WA$36,230
New Haven, CT$36,216
Lawrence, MA$36,093
Hartford, CT$36,059
Riverside, CA$36,052
New Bedford, MA$36,018
Richland, WA$36,018
Bakersfield, CA$35,970
San Bernardino, CA$35,957
New Britain, CT$35,953
Atlantic City, NJ$35,953
New London, CT$35,940
Norwich, CT$35,929
Portsmouth, NH$35,923
Boulder, CO$35,850
Portland, OR$35,803
Worcester, MA$35,800
Minneapolis, MN$35,694
Philadelphia, PA$35,646
Honolulu, HI$35,533
Saint Paul, MN$35,517
Vineland, NJ$35,509
Providence, RI$35,410
Chicago, IL$35,311
Bellingham, WA$35,270
Springfield, MA$35,243
Baltimore, MD$35,232
Chico, CA$35,147
Pittsfield, MA$35,055
Manchester, NH$34,990
Spokane, WA$34,839
Denver, CO$34,836
Albany, NY$34,675
Troy, NY$34,662
Nassau, NY$34,625
Schenectady, NY$34,590
Wilmington, DE$34,563
Burlington, VT$34,515
Salem, OR$34,501
Portland, ME$34,395
Yakima, WA$34,361
Rochester, MN$34,255
Reno, NV$34,238
Fresno, CA$34,238
Milwaukee, WI$34,207
Detroit, MI$34,173
Ann Arbor, MI$34,167
Allentown, PA$34,163
Colorado Springs, CO$34,105
Syracuse, NY$34,088
Carson City, NV$34,088
Houston, TX$34,040
Eugene, OR$34,023
Gary, IN$33,982
Springfield, OR$33,954
Bismarck, ND$33,948
Galveston, TX$33,924
Medford, OR$33,872
Fort Collins, CO$33,859
Concord, NH$33,842
Austin, TX$33,831
Mesa, AZ$33,760
Reading, PA$33,756
Phoenix, AZ$33,753
Dallas, TX$33,743
Saint Cloud, MN$33,710
Madison, WI$33,664
Utica, NY$33,572
Rochester, NY$33,517
Des Moines, IA$33,514
Raleigh, NC$33,510
Atlanta, GA$33,459
Battle Creek, MI$33,449
Salt Lake City, UT$33,438
Lancaster, PA$33,387
Harrisburg, PA$33,339
Kansas City, MO$33,305
Champaign, IL$33,298
Kansas City, KS$33,298
Fort Worth, TX$33,295
Columbus, OH$33,289
Boca Raton, FL$33,281
Pittsburgh, PA$33,268
Richmond, VA$33,254
Indianapolis, IN$33,247
Cleveland, OH$33,244
Las Vegas, NV$33,203
Cincinnati, OH$33,203
Petersburg, VA$33,151
Huntsville, AL$33,100
Lansing, MI$33,077
Lebanon, PA$33,073
Pueblo, CO$33,069
Appleton, WI$33,059
Buffalo, NY$33,046
Dayton, OH$33,035
Racine, WI$33,028
Charlotte, NC$33,025
Saint Louis, MO$33,015
York, PA$32,994
Elkhart, IN$32,994
Gastonia, NC$32,988
Billings, MT$32,980
Beaumont, TX$32,970
Lorain, OH$32,964
Benton Harbor, MI$32,957
Toledo, OH$32,950
Binghamton, NY$32,933
Rock Hill, SC$32,929
Rockford, IL$32,912
Springfield, IL$32,899
Elyria, OH$32,895
Fargo, ND$32,895
Flagstaff, AZ$32,871
Fort Lauderdale, FL$32,851
Duluth, MN$32,830
Miami, FL$32,830
Cheyenne, WY$32,806
Grand Forks, ND$32,806
Bangor, ME$32,731
Cedar Rapids, IA$32,694
Durham, NC$32,679
Louisville, KY$32,676
Grand Rapids, MI$32,670
Hialeah, FL$32,666
Casper, WY$32,618
Scranton, PA$32,577
New Orleans, LA$32,567
Virginia Beach, VA$32,564
Akron, OH$32,547
Peoria, IL$32,502
Sarasota, FL$32,495
Nashville, TN$32,471
Omaha, NE$32,471
Green Bay, WI$32,471
Baton Rouge, LA$32,454
Charleston, SC$32,448
Jamestown, NY$32,430
Davenport, IA$32,430
Tucson, AZ$32,413
Saint Petersburg, FL$32,393
Tampa, FL$32,386
Evansville, IN$32,366
Port Arthur, TX$32,366
Bradenton, FL$32,352
Santa Fe, NM$32,290
Orlando, FL$32,229
Clearwater, FL$32,219
Canton, OH$32,147
La Crosse, WI$32,147
Albuquerque, NM$32,126
Newport News, VA$32,123
High Point, NC$32,113
Ogden, UT$32,099
Corpus Christi, TX$32,072
Norfolk, VA$32,051
Laramie, WY$32,051
Rock Island, IL$32,031
Saginaw, MI$32,024
Jacksonville, FL$32,020
Salisbury, NC$32,014
Boise, ID$32,007
Moline, IL$31,990
Fort Myers, FL$31,979
Memphis, TN$31,973
Tulsa, OK$31,956
Waterloo, IA$31,935
Spartanburg, SC$31,901
Lincoln, NE$31,884
Fort Wayne, IN$31,877
Provo, UT$31,873
Cedar Falls, IA$31,832
San Antonio, TX$31,819
Greensboro, NC$31,805
South Bend, IN$31,802
Savannah, GA$31,764
Muskegon, MI$31,750
Birmingham, AL$31,747
Winston Salem, NC$31,730
Lake Charles, LA$31,648
Anderson, IN$31,641
Lexington, KY$31,631
Augusta, GA$31,621
Greenville, SC$31,621
Lima, OH$31,593
Wichita, KS$31,590
Tuscaloosa, AL$31,590
Columbia, SC$31,559
Springfield, OH$31,552
Asheville, NC$31,498
Bloomington, IN$31,474
Knoxville, TN$31,351
Shreveport, LA$31,347
Wilmington, NC$31,303
Roanoke, VA$31,303
Topeka, KS$31,241
Frankfort, KY$31,238
Oklahoma City, OK$31,214
Chillicothe, OH$31,200
Longview, TX$31,197
Melbourne, FL$31,194
Sioux Falls, SD$31,139
Mobile, AL$31,135
Terre Haute, IN$31,122
Altoona, PA$31,101
Amarillo, TX$31,077
Killeen, TX$31,067
Fayetteville, AR$31,040
Chattanooga, TN$31,030
Sioux City, IA$30,999
Idaho Falls, ID$30,992
Lynchburg, VA$30,965
Gainesville, FL$30,920
Portsmouth, OH$30,903
Little Rock, AR$30,896
Lafayette, LA$30,883
Youngstown, OH$30,883
Daytona Beach, FL$30,862
Clarksville, TN$30,859
Pensacola, FL$30,855
Temple, TX$30,853
Hopkinsville, KY$30,753
Erie, PA$30,746
Florence, SC$30,732
Charleston, WV$30,678
Great Falls, MT$30,660
Macon, GA$30,613
Tallahassee, FL$30,609
Fayetteville, NC$30,602
Waco, TX$30,596
Helena, MT$30,572
Pine Bluff, AR$30,559
Vincennes, IN$30,517
Lubbock, TX$30,503
Alamogordo, NM$30,483
Twin Falls, ID$30,452
Rapid City, SD$30,442
Jackson, MS$30,380
Huntington, WV$30,378
Greenville, MS$30,377
Parkersburg, WV$30,342
Montgomery, AL$30,336
Wichita Falls, TX$30,302
Springfield, MO$30,302
Biloxi, MS$30,285
Monroe, LA$30,250
Johnstown, PA$30,227
Sumter, SC$30,213
Columbus, GA$30,209
Pascagoula, MS$30,145
Abilene, TX$30,145
Kingsport, TN$30,056
Albany, GA$30,056
Gulfport, MS$30,045
Alexandria, LA$29,933
Fort Smith, AR$29,847
El Paso, TX$29,755
Las Cruces, NM$29,601
Harlingen, TX$29,514
Pocatello, ID$29,509
Florence, AL$29,465
Brownsville, TX$29,458
Mcallen, TX$29,386
Dothan, AL$29,338
Columbus, MS$29,135
Altus, OK$28,976
Lawton, OK$28,911
Pierre, SD$28,788
Library Researcher Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Library Researcher salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $34,170.
While startup companies pay approximate $34,170.
Library Researcher Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$34,170
Growth Stage
51~500
$34,170
Established
501~5000
$34,170
Enterprise
5000+
$34,170
Library Researcher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
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FAQ about Library Researcher
1. What are the responsibilities of Library Researcher?
Carries out research activities in a library. Processes requests for research information and compiles information on related topics. Requires a bachelor's degree and 0-2 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Works under immediate supervision. Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.
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