Librarian 1 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 25110
- Class code
- 25110
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Librarian 1 is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 25110.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 04/01/2024.
What the state says the job is
This is beginning level professional work overseeing the operations of a departmental library or conducting specialized library functions in the State Library of Pennsylvania. An employee in this job performs professional duties in various library operations that involve cataloging, reference, circulation services, acquisitions, and metadata and digitization. Work performed in a departmental library involves directing overall library operations, maintaining collections, advising visitors, processing interlibrary loans, conducting research, answering reference questions, and preparing bibliographies and webliographies.
Examples of the work
• Performs original cataloging, classifying, and other library tasks related to the processing of books, periodicals, pamphlets, maps, aerial photographs, and similar materials. • Provides guidance to patrons of a departmental library in selecting reading and reference materials and utilizing library facilities and services. • Creates full metadata including cleanup and normalization; performs copyright due diligence, collection ingest into the content management system (CMS), and web archiving; and creates finding aids. • Conducts specialized research and creates reports to summarize findings.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a Library Technician (Commonwealth title); or • Two years of paraprofessional or technical library experience and a bachelor’s degree in library science, library technology, or a closely related field; or • Six years of paraprofessional or technical library experience; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Librarian 1 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $15.34 | $27.66 | $31,909 to $57,540 |
| Georgia | $33,042 | $52,364 | $33,042 to $52,364 |
| Indiana | $53,222 | $79,846 | $53,222 to $79,846 |
| Iowa | $50,461 | $75,462 | $50,461 to $75,462 |
| Louisiana | $35,069 | $68,806 | $35,069 to $68,806 |
| New Jersey | $58,222 | $84,763 | $58,222 to $84,763 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.