Compare One Occupation Across States
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Library Technicians
Full library technicians overview →U.S. mean $45,500 · median $44,580
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #1 | $64,550 | $62,570 | $31 | +41.9% | $50,310–$76,860 |
| District of Columbia | #2 | $62,300 | $61,040 | $30 | +36.9% | $48,960–$72,720 |
| Connecticut | #3 | $57,550 | $57,060 | $28 | +26.5% | $34,010–$80,180 |
| California | #4 | $56,050 | $53,260 | $27 | +23.2% | $40,260–$76,880 |
| New York | #5 | $54,550 | $50,060 | $26 | +19.9% | $34,240–$76,060 |
| Massachusetts | #6 | $53,100 | $50,430 | $26 | +16.7% | $38,450–$64,980 |
| Maryland | #7 | $53,100 | $48,920 | $26 | +16.7% | $36,170–$75,460 |
| Minnesota | #8 | $51,930 | $51,110 | $25 | +14.1% | $34,340–$63,480 |
| Oregon | #9 | $51,890 | $49,970 | $25 | +14% | $38,070–$62,520 |
| Hawaii | #10 | $50,780 | $50,870 | $24 | +11.6% | $41,800–$61,870 |
| Vermont | #11 | $50,590 | $50,090 | $24 | +11.2% | $37,400–$60,760 |
| New Jersey | #12 | $50,200 | $48,840 | $24 | +10.3% | $32,220–$69,730 |
| Rhode Island | #13 | $50,120 | $48,740 | $24 | +10.2% | $31,200–$64,120 |
| Illinois | #14 | $48,950 | $47,120 | $24 | +7.6% | $33,780–$63,170 |
| Alaska | #15 | $48,760 | $46,940 | $23 | +7.2% | $35,810–$62,590 |
| New Hampshire | #16 | $47,750 | $48,650 | $23 | +4.9% | $31,200–$62,440 |
| Delaware | #17 | $47,420 | $47,580 | $23 | +4.2% | $34,830–$60,560 |
| Virginia | #18 | $46,120 | $45,560 | $22 | +1.4% | $31,030–$62,300 |
| Colorado | #19 | $45,980 | $46,680 | $22 | +1.1% | $36,230–$58,740 |
| Pennsylvania | #20 | $45,770 | $46,100 | $22 | +0.6% | $29,430–$63,530 |
| Maine | #21 | $45,250 | $44,520 | $22 | -0.5% | $33,780–$58,430 |
| Nevada | #22 | $44,770 | $45,650 | $22 | -1.6% | $30,290–$62,030 |
| North Carolina | #23 | $44,430 | $46,520 | $21 | -2.4% | $30,670–$58,490 |
| Florida | #24 | $43,830 | $41,080 | $21 | -3.7% | $34,660–$57,580 |
| Arizona | #25 | $42,690 | $40,510 | $21 | -6.2% | $30,590–$58,090 |
| Kansas | #26 | $42,640 | $41,960 | $21 | -6.3% | $31,480–$57,190 |
| North Dakota | #27 | $41,950 | $39,240 | $20 | -7.8% | $34,910–$50,090 |
| New Mexico | #28 | $41,780 | $38,830 | $20 | -8.2% | $29,160–$56,140 |
| Louisiana | #29 | $41,760 | $39,180 | $20 | -8.2% | $27,740–$57,980 |
| Iowa | #30 | $41,600 | $38,590 | $20 | -8.6% | $28,230–$61,570 |
| Utah | #31 | $40,710 | $40,160 | $20 | -10.5% | $23,670–$53,460 |
| Ohio | #32 | $40,100 | $37,920 | $19 | -11.9% | $28,090–$58,060 |
| Montana | #33 | $40,030 | $38,220 | $19 | -12% | $28,690–$56,080 |
| Missouri | #34 | $40,010 | $39,160 | $19 | -12.1% | $29,580–$48,120 |
| Texas | #35 | $39,680 | $38,640 | $19 | -12.8% | $28,840–$49,210 |
| Nebraska | #36 | $39,540 | $36,920 | $19 | -13.1% | $28,730–$51,060 |
| South Carolina | #37 | $38,190 | $36,070 | $18 | -16.1% | $23,690–$49,800 |
| Alabama | #38 | $37,780 | $37,150 | $18 | -17% | $29,190–$48,380 |
| Kentucky | #39 | $37,370 | $35,700 | $18 | -17.9% | $28,550–$49,460 |
| Georgia | #40 | $37,180 | $37,320 | $18 | -18.3% | $27,420–$48,010 |
| Tennessee | #41 | $37,100 | $36,400 | $18 | -18.5% | $20,980–$51,120 |
| Michigan | #42 | $37,040 | $34,680 | $18 | -18.6% | $25,960–$51,990 |
| Wisconsin | #43 | $36,080 | $35,000 | $17 | -20.7% | $23,080–$51,230 |
| Indiana | #44 | $35,190 | $35,560 | $17 | -22.7% | $25,110–$47,090 |
| Idaho | #45 | $34,690 | $34,510 | $17 | -23.8% | $24,960–$46,100 |
| West Virginia | #46 | $34,650 | $30,300 | $17 | -23.8% | $27,010–$47,560 |
| Oklahoma | #47 | $34,410 | $29,440 | $17 | -24.4% | $22,520–$48,290 |
| Wyoming | #48 | $34,150 | $26,850 | $16 | -24.9% | $25,930–$49,120 |
| South Dakota | #49 | $33,950 | $29,590 | $16 | -25.4% | $26,060–$47,600 |
| Arkansas | #50 | $31,420 | $28,570 | $15 | -30.9% | $25,800–$39,010 |
| Mississippi | #51 | $31,070 | $27,080 | $15 | -31.7% | $22,420–$45,050 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.