How Much Do Clerical Library Assistants Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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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.

Salary
$30740
Becoming One
Easy
Education
No degree required
Job Satisfaction
Job Growth

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Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$30740 per year
Hourly wage
$15 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$19,650 to $23,240 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$9 to $11 per hour

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

Salary rank
D

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
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

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