City of Memphis / Library Services / Librarian I
Job-title file
Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.
30 employees hold this title in Library Services. Median total compensation for the role is $40,550, above the department median of $39,196.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 30 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR area, the median wage for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — about 420 people — is $65,820. Library Services pays a median base salary of $41,144 for this role, 37% below that figure — about the 11th 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Library Services’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. Library Services’s median base salary is 40% below that national figure, below the 10th 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Library Services is $41,144, 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 Memphis, the median of $41,144 ranks #28 of 32. See Librarian across all of City of Memphis →
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/Library Services
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Laura Bontrager is a Librarian I at Library Services. 2025 total compensation came to $39,588.
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Jenna Pertl holds the role of Librarian I at Library Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,588.
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Samara Solomon holds the role of Librarian I at Library Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,588.
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David Christie holds the role of Librarian I at Library Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,218.
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Enrique Royster works as a Librarian I for Library Services. Enrique earned $39,196 in 2025.
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Kent Stratton works as a Librarian I for Library Services. Kent earned $39,196 in 2025.
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Anthony Lucatelli works as a Librarian I for Library Services. Anthony earned $39,196 in 2025.
Librarian I/Library Services
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At Library Services, William Prentiss serves as a Librarian I. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,196.
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Bonnie Pinkston holds the role of Librarian I at Library Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,196.