School Librarian Salary

The average salary for a School Librarian is $49,527.

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MEDIAN $49,527

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$29k - $75k

Bonus

$425 - $2k

Total Pay

$25k - $73k

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Job Description for School Librarian

School librarians generally oversee all the happenings within a library at a school. Depending on the type of school, anyone from young children to adults may use the library’s facilities. In order to encourage students to use the library in the most efficient way possible, librarians will sometimes hold lessons about how to locate books via the library’s code. It is within a school librarian's realm of duties to encourage students to always use their minds to critically think about a situatio…Read more

School Librarian Tasks

Oversee library, including helping students find materials and developing the collection.
Supervise and schedule volunteers and support staff.
Monitor and oversee information literacy campaigns and reading projects.
Create and deliver curriculum, and support instruction and classroom projects.

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Librarian

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Educational Technology Coordinator

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Popular Skills for School Librarian

Cataloging

$41,078

27 responses

Collection Development

$57,000

18 responses

Curriculum Planning

$51,593

18 responses

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

$42,396

18 responses

Reference Services

$50,379

15 responses

Skills in Collection Development, Curriculum Planning and Reference Services are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Cataloging.

Pay by Experience Level for School Librarian

An entry-level School Librarian with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $35,615 based on 7 salaries. An early career School Librarian with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $39,890 based on 69 salaries. A mid-career School Librarian with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $49,371 based on 40 salaries. An experienced School Librarian with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $59,041 based on 58 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $58,781.