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27.3% Jobs Projection
$45,970 Median Salary
120 Job Openings

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

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

  • Librarians in Utah earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Librarians Work in Utah?

In Utah, there were 1,020 people working as Librarians in the year 2018.

There were 970 Librarians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Utah

Jobs for Librarians in this state are growing at a rate of 27.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.

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Utah Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 120 annual job openings, and a total of 1,120 jobs for Utah Librarians in 2026.

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

What do Librarians Make in Utah?

In 2018 wages for Librarians ranged from $24,140 to $83,320 with $45,970 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.6 to $40.06. The median hourly rate was $22.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.1 an hour in 2017.

Wages between 2017 and 2018 did not increase or decrease.

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

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Top Utah Metros for Librarians

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Salt Lake City, UT 450 $54,680
Provo-Orem, UT 250 $43,730
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 100 $42,040
St. George, UT 50 $37,550
Logan, UT-ID 30 $39,950

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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