Metadata Librarian Salary in Wilmington, North Carolina

How much does a Metadata Librarian make in Wilmington, NC?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Metadata Librarian in Wilmington, NC is $67,842. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $58,668 to $77,907, with most professionals earning between $50,315 and $87,071.

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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 Wilmington, NC

Average Base Salary

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58668

77907

67842

Average Total Cash Compensation

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59118

78981

68378

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 Wilmington, NC. The base salary for Metadata Librarian ranges from $58,668 to $77,907 with the average base salary of $67,842. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $59,118 to $78,981 with the average total cash compensation of $68,378.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$67,842	$58,668 - $77,907
Bonus	$536	$451 - $1,074
Total Pay	$68,378	$59,118 - $78,981

* 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 Wilmington, NC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Jacksonville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,546 - $77,746	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Myrtle Beach, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,915 - $76,908	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Fayetteville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,770 - $78,043	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Greenville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,979 - $82,304	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Florence, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,733 - $76,665	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC
CITY, STATE Wilson, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,979 - $82,304	COMPARE TO Wilmington, NC

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About Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a port city and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. With a population of 119,045 in 2017, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that includes New Hanover and Pender counties in southeastern North Carolina, which has a population of 263,429 as of the 2012 Census Estimate. Wilmington was settled by the English along the Cape Fear River. The city was named after Spencer Compton who was the Earl of Wilmington. Its ...

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