City of Chicago / Chicago Public Library / Librarian I
Job-title file
Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.
147 employees hold this title in Chicago Public Library. Median total compensation for the role is $76,464, above the department median of $76,464.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 147 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — about 3,740 people — is $66,250. Chicago Public Library pays a median base salary of $101,664 for this role, 53% above that figure — about the 82nd 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Chicago Public Library’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. Chicago Public Library’s median base salary is 49% above that national figure, about the 88th 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Chicago Public Library is $101,664, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 32 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $101,664 ranks #8 of 32. See Librarian across all of City of Chicago →
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 I/Chicago Public Library
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Sarah Akers works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Sarah earned $72,684 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Paula Archey holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Riese Bornell is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Stefanie Brown works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Stefanie earned $72,684 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Sara Brunkhorst works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Sara earned $72,684 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Maureen Callahan serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Anne Carney works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Anne earned $72,684 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Eleanor Colbert holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Kayla Cook holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Ayana Cooper works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Ayana earned $72,684 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Travaughn Cowan is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Arwen Downs serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Daniele Freeman holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Frances Grinnan holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Esther Kaplan serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Karen Louis holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Margaret Malinowski holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Hanna Mandernach serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Rachel Perzynski serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Yvette Ramirez-Sosa serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Sara Reed holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Diego Tapia holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Michelle Mcmillan holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Flora Montes is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Christopher Jordan serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Suzanne Buchanan serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,684.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Vanessa Ames is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $72,684.