Metadata Librarian Salary in Richmond, Virginia

How much does a Metadata Librarian make in Richmond, VA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Metadata Librarian in Richmond, VA is $72,063. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $62,318 to $82,755, with most professionals earning between $53,446 and $92,489.

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Manage the project and the collections that result from the digitization and description of materials from USC Libraries throughout their life cycle, coordinating digitization and description activities to ensure efficient use of library resources.

April 26, 2023

Maintains a current knowledge of national and international developments and trends in cataloging, classification and subject analysis, metadata, bibliographic and authority control, and automation of cataloging functions.

December 14, 2022

Participates in professional activities, scholarship and committee assignments within the Libraries, on campus, and in professional associations at a level to meet faculty criteria for promotion and tenure.

January 31, 2023

Creates and monitors automated vendor processes such as bibliographic record loads and data exchange, coordinating, communicating, and troubleshooting the processes with vendors and with Digital Services Manager and Serials/Electronic Resources Librarian as appropriate.

February 16, 2023

Performs original and complex cataloging for materials in a variety of languages and in all formats, conforming to national and local standards and practices such as MARC, RDA, LCSH, and LC classification and other standards as the catalog and discovery systems develop.

March 28, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Metadata Librarian in Richmond, VA

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83896

72632

What is the average salary for Metadata Librarian in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Metadata Librarian in Richmond, VA. The base salary for Metadata Librarian ranges from $62,318 to $82,755 with the average base salary of $72,063. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $62,797 to $83,896 with the average total cash compensation of $72,632.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$72,063	$62,318 - $82,755
Bonus	$569	$479 - $1,141
Total Pay	$72,632	$62,797 - $83,896

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Metadata Librarian Salary Near Richmond, VA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Petersburg, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,791 - $84,711	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Virginia State University, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,791 - $84,711	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Newport News, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,640 - $80,527	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Hampton, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,640 - $80,527	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Suffolk, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,273 - $80,039	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Portsmouth, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,307 - $80,084	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA

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About Richmond, Virginia

Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond Region. Richmond was incorporated in 1742 and has been an independent city since 1871. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 204,214; in 2016, the population was estimated to be 223,170, making Richmond the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state. Richmond is located at the fall line of the James R...

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