Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Clerical Library Assistants
Clerical Library Assistants compile records, and sort, shelve, issue, and receive library materials such as books, electronic media, pictures, cards, slides and microfilm. Locate library materials for loan and replace material in shelving area, stacks, or files according to identification number and title. Register patrons to permit them to borrow books, periodicals, and other library materials.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Clerical Library Assistants with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $19,650 to $23,240 per year or $9 to $11 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Clerical Library Assistants to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $22 | $45,930 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $18 | $36,570 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $14 | $28,730 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $11 | $23,240 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $9 | $19,650 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
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DC | $21 | $44,710 |
NV | $19 | $40,040 |
CA | $19 | $39,350 |
MA | $19 | $38,710 |
OR | $19 | $38,590 |
AK | $18 | $38,050 |
WA | $17 | $35,470 |
NY | $17 | $35,410 |
NJ | $17 | $35,220 |
CT | $17 | $35,080 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Clerical Library Assistant is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like DC doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at DC might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Clerical Library Assistants are in the states of DC, NV, CA, MA and OR.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Legal Services | $41660 | $20.03 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $37650 | $18.10 |
State Government | $36840 | $17.71 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $34740 | $16.70 |
Employment Services | $33300 | $16.01 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools | $31690 | $15.23 |
Junior Colleges | $31100 | $14.95 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $31030 | $14.92 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $30270 | $14.55 |
Local Government | $29950 | $14.40 |
Facilities Support Services | $29600 | $14.23 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $29460 | $14.16 |
Other Information Services | $29440 | $14.16 |