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City of Boston / Community Academy of Sci & Health / Librarian

Job-title file

Librarian

Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.

1 employees hold this title in Community Academy of Sci & Health. Median total compensation for the role is $143,900, above the department median of $100,604.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$143.9K
Role median
$143,900
Agency median
$100,604
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Librarian pay vs. the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area

Across all employers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, the median wage for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — about 3,660 people — is $79,450. Community Academy of Sci & Health pays a median base salary of $133,533 for this role, 68% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Community Academy of Sci & Health sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$52,080
$64,010
$79,450
$98,990
$113,830
Community Academy of Sci & Health median · $133,533

The bar is the range of annual wages for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists across every employer in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Community Academy of Sci & Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — about 133,790 people — is $68,270. Community Academy of Sci & Health’s median base salary is 96% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$43,660
$56,310
$68,270
$84,480
$103,990
Community Academy of Sci & Health median · $133,533

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Community Academy of Sci & Health is $143,900, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Boston

Librarian is held in 70 City of Boston departments. In Community Academy of Sci & Health, the median of $143,900 ranks #5 of 70.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Umana Academy
$147,703 · 1
English High
$146,463 · 1
Chittick Elementary
$144,986 · 1
Murphy K-8
$143,852 · 1
Brighton High
$143,761 · 1
Manning Elementary
$140,467 · 1
Carter
$140,327 · 1
Greenwood K-8
$139,070 · 1
Winthrop Elementary
$138,025 · 1
Fenway High
$136,994 · 1

Median total compensation for the Librarian role in other City of Bostondepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Librarian beyond City of Boston

This role is reported in 32 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $112,505 ranks #6 of 32. See Librarian across all of City of Boston

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$149,365 · 299
City of San Jose
$142,838 · 64
City of Seattle
$113,277 · 91
City of Los Angeles
$106,657 · 477
City of Chicago
$101,664 · 384

Median total compensation for comparable Librarianroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Laverne Agard

Librarian/Community Academy of Sci & Health

2024 total comp
$143,900
Base pay
$133,533
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$10,366
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$143,900
Work ZIP code
02139

Source-specific fields

Id
4899
Other Pay
$7,520
Retro
2,846.24

Laverne Agard works as a Librarian for Community Academy of Sci & Health. Laverne earned $143,900 in 2024.