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Librarians in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Librarian?

17.6% Jobs Projection
$59,730 Median Salary
1,260 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Librarians in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Librarians in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Librarians in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Librarians Work in Texas?

9,430 people worked as Librarians in 2018 in this state.

There were 10,110 Librarians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 680 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,690 Librarians working in it, which means Texas has more Librarians than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Librarians in this state are growing at a rate of 17.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,260 annual job openings, and 12,540 total jobs in 2026 for Librarians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,500 annual jobs and 150,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Librarians Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Librarians ranged from $41,650 to $81,660 with $59,730 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.03 to $39.26. The median hourly rate was $28.72.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.56 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.16.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Librarians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Librarians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,560 $61,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,990 $61,160
Austin-Round Rock, TX 920 $64,400
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 780 $59,590
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 410 $61,760
El Paso, TX 350 $67,530
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 160 $59,900
Killeen-Temple, TX 150 $53,960
Lubbock, TX 140 $58,660
Corpus Christi, TX 130 $65,470
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 110 $53,420
Laredo, TX 100 $73,240
Waco, TX 90 $57,080
Amarillo, TX 90 $55,520
College Station-Bryan, TX 60 $53,540
Longview, TX 60 $51,340
Abilene, TX 60 $46,140
Tyler, TX 50 $53,600
Wichita Falls, TX 50 $53,810
Victoria, TX 40 $49,900
Texarkana, TX-AR 30 $53,890
Sherman-Denison, TX 30 $56,610
Midland, TX 30 $55,110

Top States for Librarians Employment

View the list below to see where most Librarians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 12,690 $64,620
Texas 9,430 $59,730
California 8,560 $78,620
Illinois 6,040 $55,380
Pennsylvania 4,820 $55,770
Florida 4,790 $55,060
Massachusetts 4,520 $68,310
New Jersey 4,510 $64,320
North Carolina 4,370 $53,650
Virginia 4,130 $63,310
Ohio 3,880 $53,100
Michigan 3,680 $50,430
Washington 2,970 $72,690
Maryland 2,950 $69,900
Tennessee 2,630 $53,920
Georgia 2,550 $61,260
Louisiana 2,510 $52,660
Indiana 2,390 $45,150
Alabama 2,370 $55,970
Missouri 2,280 $48,760

Below are the states where Librarians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $81,770
California $78,620
Washington $72,690
Delaware $71,810
Alaska $70,560
Hawaii $70,060
Maryland $69,900
Nevada $69,350
Massachusetts $68,310
Rhode Island $68,290

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