City of Chicago / Chicago Public Library / Librarian IV
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Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.
91 employees hold this title in Chicago Public Library. Median total compensation for the role is $133,848, above the department median of $76,464.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 91 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 IV/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Maurice Thomas Jr serves as a Librarian IV. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,848.
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Robin Willard is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $133,848.
Librarian IV/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Junkoo Yoon serves as a Librarian IV. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,848.
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Shelley Zawadzki works as a Librarian IV for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Shelley earned $133,848 in 2026.
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Sharon Anderson works as a Librarian IV for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Sharon earned $133,848 in 2026.
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At Chicago Public Library, Rebecca Berg serves as a Librarian IV. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,848.
Librarian IV/Chicago Public Library
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John Glynn holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $133,848.
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Stephanie Flinchbaugh holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $133,848.
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At Chicago Public Library, Taylor Bayless serves as a Librarian IV. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,848.
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Keeshana Clark is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $133,848.
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Daylily Alvarez works as a Librarian IV for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Daylily earned $129,636 in 2026.
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Marcus Berry holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $129,636.
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Mariella Colon holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $129,636.
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Rebecca Heard holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $129,636.
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Louis Kujawa works as a Librarian IV for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Louis earned $129,636 in 2026.
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Pedro Leon is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $129,636.
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At Chicago Public Library, Jason Nosek serves as a Librarian IV. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $129,636.
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Isabella Nowak Osika works as a Librarian IV for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Isabella earned $129,636 in 2026.
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Therese Odlevak holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $129,636.
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Young Park works as a Librarian IV for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Young earned $129,636 in 2026.
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Johanna Russ holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $129,636.
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At Chicago Public Library, Denise Sebanc serves as a Librarian IV. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $129,636.
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At Chicago Public Library, Rebecca Underhill serves as a Librarian IV. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $129,636.
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Melissa Wagner works as a Librarian IV for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $129,636 in 2026.
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Valerie Carter holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,928.
Librarian IV/Chicago Public Library
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Amanda Eaves holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,636.
Librarian IV/Chicago Public Library
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Shanta Harris holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,636.
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Jacqueline Mc Carthy is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,636.
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Lawanda Miller holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,636.
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Amanda Berg is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $112,536.
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Sandra Goldfield works as a Librarian IV for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Sandra earned $112,536 in 2026.
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Shana Novak is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $112,536.
Librarian IV/Chicago Public Library
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At Chicago Public Library, Raquel Flores-Clemons serves as a Librarian IV. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $107,628.
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Elsa Garcia-Coy is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $107,628.
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At Chicago Public Library, Angelica Godinez serves as a Librarian IV. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $107,628.
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Megan Greenback is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $107,628.
Librarian IV/Chicago Public Library
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Migdalia Jimenez works as a Librarian IV for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Migdalia earned $107,628 in 2026.
Librarian IV/Chicago Public Library
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Yasmin Jones holds the role of Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $107,628.
Librarian IV/Chicago Public Library
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Dana Kaput is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $107,628.
Librarian IV/Chicago Public Library
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Roy Kinsey is a Librarian IV at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $107,628.