Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · SOC 25-4022
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Salary in the South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists in the South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $65,200 per year ($31.35 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,540 at the 10th percentile to $72,540 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $65,200 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $58,860 and $67,970.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $46,540 | $58,860 | $65,200 | $67,970 | $72,540 |
| Hourly | $22.38 | $28.30 | $31.35 | $32.68 | $34.88 |
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
- South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$65,200 median for South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $58,860 to $67,970
- Kentuckystate$65,200 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $54,020 to $76,840
- 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 about the same vs Kentucky overall and −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Kentucky
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.
- South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page$65,200 median for South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $58,860 to $67,970
- $76,920 median for Elizabethtown metro area; middle half earns $63,950 to $77,170
- $72,490 median for Owensboro metro area; middle half earns $60,740 to $79,100
- $71,260 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $51,070 to $87,700
- $65,280 median for Bowling Green metro area; middle half earns $47,090 to $73,940
- $62,900 median for Lexington metro area; middle half earns $49,540 to $82,170
- $62,900 median for Paducah metro area; middle half earns $50,880 to $72,250
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 South Central Kentucky 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.