Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · SOC 25-4022
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Salary in the Maine
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Maine
Figures describe the state of Maine as a whole.
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in the Maine earned a median of $59,540 per year ($28.62 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $36,580 at the 10th percentile to $83,640 at the 90th. BLS estimates 780 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in the Maine earn more than $59,540 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,200 and $73,890.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $36,580 | $47,200 | $59,540 | $73,890 | $83,640 |
| Hourly | $17.59 | $22.69 | $28.62 | $35.52 | $40.21 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Maine$59,540 median for Maine; middle half earns $47,200 to $73,890
- United Statesnational$68,270 median for United States; middle half earns $56,310 to $84,480
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −13% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Maine
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for librarians and media collections specialists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Mainethis page$59,540 median for Maine; middle half earns $47,200 to $73,890
- $64,550 median for Portland metro area; middle half earns $55,910 to $78,750
- $63,750 median for Lewiston metro area; middle half earns $48,000 to $74,500
- $62,090 median for Bangor metro area; middle half earns $53,150 to $69,350
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.