Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · SOC 25-4022
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Salary in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $56,820 per year ($27.32 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $36,570 at the 10th percentile to $108,960 at the 90th. BLS estimates 90 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in the Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area earn more than $56,820 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $43,800 and $83,620.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $36,570 | $43,800 | $56,820 | $83,620 | $108,960 |
| Hourly | $17.58 | $21.06 | $27.32 | $40.20 | $52.38 |
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
- Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$56,820 median for Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $43,800 to $83,620
- New Mexicostate$62,530 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $50,440 to $75,540
- 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 −9% vs New Mexico overall and −17% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in New Mexico
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.
- Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areathis page$56,820 median for Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $43,800 to $83,620
- $66,170 median for Las Cruces metro area; middle half earns $62,040 to $80,880
- $64,500 median for Santa Fe metro area; middle half earns $52,580 to $74,980
- $62,530 median for Albuquerque metro area; middle half earns $53,140 to $75,280
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for librarians and media collections specialistss · Highest-paying occupations in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
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.