Metro Nashville / Library Reference Services / Librarian 2
Job-title file
Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.
2 employees hold this title in Library Reference Services. Median total compensation for the role is $78,439, above the department median of $52,747.
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 Reference Services pays a median base salary of $70,169 for this role, 8% above that figure — about the 60th 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 Reference 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 Reference Services’s median base salary is 3% above that national figure, about the 53rd 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.
Computed over the 5 of 6 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Library Reference Services is $64,738, 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 Reference Services, the median of $78,439 ranks #1 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 Reference Services
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Elizabeth Coleman is a Librarian 2 at Library Reference Services. 2025 total compensation came to $78,439.
Librarian 2/Library Reference Services
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Crystal Deane works as a Librarian 2 for Library Reference Services. Crystal earned $78,439 in 2025.