Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · SOC 25-4022
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Salary in the Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in the Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $54,950 per year ($26.42 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $39,860 at the 10th percentile to $81,580 at the 90th. BLS estimates 200 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in the Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area earn more than $54,950 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,310 and $73,310.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $39,860 | $47,310 | $54,950 | $73,310 | $81,580 |
| Hourly | $19.17 | $22.74 | $26.42 | $35.25 | $39.22 |
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
- Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$54,950 median for Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,310 to $73,310
- Minnesotastate$77,650 median for Minnesota; middle half earns $62,570 to $90,510
- 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 −29% vs Minnesota overall and −20% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Minnesota
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.
- Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan areathis page$54,950 median for Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,310 to $73,310
- $80,800 median for Minneapolis metro area; middle half earns $64,950 to $97,670
- $80,250 median for Rochester metro area; middle half earns $49,550 to $82,740
- $79,420 median for Mankato metro area; middle half earns $60,720 to $90,390
- $65,340 median for Duluth metro area; middle half earns $57,340 to $78,980
- $60,330 median for St. Cloud metro area; middle half earns $48,040 to $79,470
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 Northwest Minnesota 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.