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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Alexander Aharanwa works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Alexander earned $101,664 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Sarah Alexander holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Eric Anderson is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Blanca Bahena serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Jamie Ballard works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Jamie earned $101,664 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Ross Berger holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Barbara Bruins serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $101,664.
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Christopher Crotwell is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Vasyl Domashevsky serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Sandra Escutia works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Sandra earned $101,664 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Sharon Gissy works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Sharon earned $101,664 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Susan Hoffman holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Wei Jiang is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Michael O Connor serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Denise Reiter is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Patricia Schroader works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Patricia earned $101,664 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Carolyn Stewart serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Maddelyn Vanicelli is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Mara Warner works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Mara earned $101,664 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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William Watson holds the role of Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Chun Xia works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Chun earned $101,664 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Wan Yu serves as a Librarian I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $101,664.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Claudia Brand works as a Librarian I for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Claudia earned $101,664 in 2026.
Librarian I/Chicago Public Library
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Melissa Bradley is a Librarian I at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $101,664.