Librarian 2 pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 25120
- Class code
- 25120
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Librarian 2 is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 25120.
- 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 advanced professional library work overseeing specialized operations in a departmental library or overseeing and conducting specialized library functions in the State Library of Pennsylvania. An employee in this job performs advanced professional duties in various library operations that involve cataloging, reference, circulation services, acquisitions, metadata and digitization, and special projects. Work performed in a departmental library involves planning and directing specialized library services, formulating procedures, maintaining collections, writing and reviewing grant proposals, and providing comprehensive bibliographic and reference services.
Examples of the work
• Plans and directs specialized departmental library operations, coordinates all purchases and interlibrary loans, and oversees specialized collections within the library. • Performs complicated cataloging, authority control, batch editing, and catalog maintenance; and updates and maintains the Bordner classification scheme. • Creates specialized metadata schema and updates and maintains collection-specific controlled vocabularies for digital collections. • Creates instructional programming on subject matter expertise.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a Librarian 1 (Commonwealth title); or • One year of professional library experience and a master’s degree in library science, library technology, or a closely related field; or • Two years of professional library experience, and four years of para-professional or technical experience performing library support functions; 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 2 in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $17.68 | $31.73 | $36,779 to $66,009 |
| Georgia | $35,619 | $56,873 | $35,619 to $56,873 |
| Iowa | $54,704 | $82,826 | $54,704 to $82,826 |
| Louisiana | $37,523 | $73,632 | $37,523 to $73,632 |
| New Jersey | $66,592 | $97,354 | $66,592 to $97,354 |
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.