Metro Nashville / Library Madison / Librarian 2
Job-title file
Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.
5 employees hold this title in Library Madison. Median total compensation for the role is $69,783, above the department median of $51,774.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — about 830 people — is $64,830. Library Madison pays a median base salary of $62,363 for this role, 4% below that figure — about the 40th 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Library Madison’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 Madison’s median base salary is 9% below that national figure, about the 38th 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Library Madison is $67,038, 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 2 is held in 15 Metro Nashville departments. In Library Madison, the median of $69,783 ranks #4 of 15.
Median total compensation for the Librarian 2 role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 32 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $60,565 ranks #20 of 32. See Librarian across all of Metro Nashville →
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 2/Library Madison
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At Library Madison, Philip Krakowiak serves as a Librarian 2. Their 2023 pay totaled $79,865.
Librarian 2/Library Madison
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Brittany Metzger is a Librarian 2 at Library Madison. 2025 total compensation came to $69,913.
Librarian 2/Library Madison
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Lisa Bubert holds the role of Librarian 2 at Library Madison. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,783.
Librarian 2/Library Madison
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Daphney Johnson is a Librarian 2 at Library Madison. 2025 total compensation came to $64,294.
Librarian 2/Library Madison
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At Library Madison, Patricia Pawlak serves as a Librarian 2. Their 2017 pay totaled $32,988.