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Librarians in Arkansas

Is Arkansas a good place for you to work as a Librarian?

9.0% Jobs Projection
$53,810 Median Salary
160 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Librarians in Arkansas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Librarians in Arkansas is growing faster than average.

  • Librarians in Arkansas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Librarians Work in Arkansas?

1,300 people worked as Librarians in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,300 Librarians employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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The typical state has 1,690 Librarians working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer Librarians than average.

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Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Librarians in this state are growing at a rate of 9.0% which is similar to nationwide projections.

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Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 160 annual job openings, and 1,690 total jobs in 2026 for Librarians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,500 annual jobs and 150,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Librarians Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Librarians ranged from $36,010 to $72,810 with $53,810 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.31 to $35.01. The median hourly rate was $25.87.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $25.74 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.13.

The median salary in Arkansas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Arkansas Metros for Librarians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Librarians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 520 $61,410
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 290 $57,660
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 260 $58,060
Fort Smith, AR-OK 80 $58,410
Jonesboro, AR 70 $50,060
Pine Bluff, AR 40 $52,540
Texarkana, TX-AR 30 $53,890

Top States for Librarians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Librarians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 12,690 $64,620
Texas 9,430 $59,730
California 8,560 $78,620
Illinois 6,040 $55,380
Pennsylvania 4,820 $55,770
Florida 4,790 $55,060
Massachusetts 4,520 $68,310
New Jersey 4,510 $64,320
North Carolina 4,370 $53,650
Virginia 4,130 $63,310
Ohio 3,880 $53,100
Michigan 3,680 $50,430
Washington 2,970 $72,690
Maryland 2,950 $69,900
Tennessee 2,630 $53,920
Georgia 2,550 $61,260
Louisiana 2,510 $52,660
Indiana 2,390 $45,150
Alabama 2,370 $55,970
Missouri 2,280 $48,760

Below are the states where Librarians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $81,770
California $78,620
Washington $72,690
Delaware $71,810
Alaska $70,560
Hawaii $70,060
Maryland $69,900
Nevada $69,350
Massachusetts $68,310
Rhode Island $68,290

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