Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Salary in Louisiana

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$60,650

Median hourly

$29

Average annual

$61,410

Employed in state

2.1K

The median annual salary for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in Louisiana is $60,650, or about $29 an hour. That is 11% lower than the national median.

Pay in Louisiana ranges from $46,800 at the 10th percentile to $78,240 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 2.1K people work as librarians and media collections specialists in the state.

Pay distribution in Louisiana

10th$46,800

25th$51,630

Median$60,650

75th$64,240

90th$78,240

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $29.16
Daily: $233
Weekly: $1,166
Bi-weekly: $2,333
Monthly: $5,054
Annual: $60,650

$60,650 a year is around the 50th percentile for Librarians and Media Collections Specialistss in Louisiana. The median is $60,650.

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — Louisiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$22.50	$46,800
25th percentile	$24.80	$51,630
Median	$29.20	$60,650
75th percentile	$30.90	$64,240
90th percentile	$37.60	$78,240
Average (mean)	$29.50	$61,410
Employment	2,130 people

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists pay by metro area in Louisiana

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$64,240	480
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,100	160
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$62,150	120
Monroe, LA	$61,090	60
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$60,570	50
Baton Rouge, LA	$60,420	480
Lafayette, LA	$58,920	150
Lake Charles, LA	$53,940	140
Alexandria, LA	$49,860	80

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