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Librarians in Florida

Want to work in Florida as a Librarian? Read this first!

14.2% Jobs Projection
$55,060 Median Salary
710 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Librarians Work in Florida?

4,790 people worked as Librarians in 2018 in this state.

There were 5,390 Librarians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 600 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Librarians in this state are growing at a rate of 14.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 710 annual job openings, and a total of 7,170 jobs for Florida Librarians in 2026.

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

What do Librarians Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Librarians ranged from $38,240 to $80,730 with $55,060 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.39 to $38.81. The median hourly rate was $26.47.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.17 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.70.

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

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Top Florida Metros for Librarians

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,330 $58,030
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 700 $54,390
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 590 $52,200
Jacksonville, FL 380 $57,390
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 190 $57,970
Tallahassee, FL 190 $52,540
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 160 $52,120
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 160 $61,280
Gainesville, FL 130 $54,340
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 130 $47,570
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 120 $47,770
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 100 $53,230
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 90 $75,300
Panama City, FL 70 $46,540
Port St. Lucie, FL 60 $62,720
Ocala, FL 60 $39,390
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 40 $62,480
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 40 $50,010

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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