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Librarian - Federal Salaries of 2020
Pay Rates for "Librarian"
How much does a Librarian in the federal government get paid? $107,603.07* *Based on the 2020 average.Librarian was the 221st most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2020, with 563 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.
In 2020, the Veterans Health Administration hired the most employees titled Librarian, with an average salary of $87,390.
Government Librarian jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. Remember that the starting and maximum yearly pay listed above reflect base pay only - your actual salary will be higher based on the Locality Pay Adjustment for the area in which you work.
This occupation includes positions that involve supervision or performance of work that requires primarily a full professional knowledge of the theories, objectives, principles, and techniques of librarianship, to select, organize, preserve, access, and disseminate information. This includes determining the most cost-effective way to provide information that will best meet user needs. Typical functions in librarianship are collection development, acquisition, cataloging and classification, reference, circulation, computer system and data base management, and preservation. Some positions also require knowledge of one or more subject-matter specializations or foreign languages.
Agencies that have hired a Librarian
Librarian Pay Distribution
The average pay for a Librarian is $107,603.07. The highest paid Librarian made $217,243 in 2020.
Common Librarian Payscales
| Payscale | Number of Librarian Employees |
|---|---|
| GS - General Schedule | 465 |
| PG - Printing Office Grades | 45 |
| ZA - Administrative | 23 |
| CG - Corporate Graded | 7 |
| GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule | 6 |
| NB - Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Only | 3 |
| CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Positions Previously Defined Under Pay Plan Codes Ad, Es, Gm, And Gs | 2 |
| ES - Senior Executive Service | 2 |
| SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay | 2 |
| FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan | 2 |
| CM - Fdic Supervisory And Managerial Positions Below The Executive Level Only | 1 |
| CN - Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protect(cfpb) Independent Agcy Within The Fed Res Syst(use By Cfpb Only) | 1 |
| AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified | 1 |
| GM - Employees Covered By The Performance Management And Recognition System (pmrs) Termination Provisions | 1 |
| EI - Advisory Committee Member (other) | 1 |
| SL - Senior Level Positions | 1 |
| Category: | N/A |
| Occupation Family: | 1400 LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES GROUP |
Average Librarian Pay Trend from 2004 to 2020
In 2004, the average pay for a Librarian was $74,311. Since then, the average pay has increased to $107,603 in 2020.
Data Sources
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The series code of this occupation is 1410.