City of Boston / Murphy K-8 / Librarian
Job-title file
Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.
1 employees hold this title in Murphy K-8. Median total compensation for the role is $143,852, above the department median of $123,613.
Compared with the local labor market
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. Murphy K-8 pays a median base salary of $139,079 for this role, 75% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Murphy K-8’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. Murphy K-8’s median base salary is 104% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Murphy K-8 is $143,852, 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
Librarian is held in 70 City of Boston departments. In Murphy K-8, the median of $143,852 ranks #6 of 70.
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
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 →
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
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Librarian/Murphy K-8
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Amanda Waterbury holds the role of Librarian at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $143,852.