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8.8% Jobs Projection
$48,760 Median Salary
260 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Librarians Work in Missouri?

In Missouri, there were 2,280 people working as Librarians in the year 2018.

There were 2,440 Librarians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Librarians in this state are growing at a rate of 8.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.

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Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 260 annual Librarians job openings in Missouri, and 2,720 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Librarians Make in Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Librarians ranged from $29,210 to $83,340 with $48,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.04 to $40.07. The median hourly rate was $23.44.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $25.17 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.73.

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

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Top Missouri Metros for Librarians

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Kansas City, MO-KS 900 $57,720
St. Louis, MO-IL 720 $61,520
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 260 $58,060
Springfield, MO 170 $45,310
Columbia, MO 160 $45,590
Joplin, MO 80 $49,240
Jefferson City, MO 70 $38,810
St. Joseph, MO-KS 60 $45,350
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 40 $44,660

Top States for Librarians Employment

View the list below to see 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

References

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