Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1082

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Library Science Teachers, Postsecondarys

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for library science teachers, postsecondary. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 20 of 20 metro areas

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$156,310	40	0.0
2	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$129,150	30	0.0
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$129,120	50	0.0
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$126,820	80	0.0
5	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$113,290	40	0.2
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$109,250	70	0.0
7	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$101,920	170	0.0
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$99,720	90	0.0
9	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$96,330	60	0.1
10	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$93,490	40	0.0
11	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$83,300	50	0.0
12	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$80,850	40	0.0
13	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$79,210	Not published	Not published
14	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$78,200	60	0.2
15	Birmingham, AL	$78,170	50	0.1
16	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$78,060	220	0.0
17	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$76,940	40	0.0
18	Knoxville, TN	$76,940	60	0.1
19	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$65,980	40	0.0
20	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$62,450	60	0.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.