Metro Nashville / MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary / Librarian
Job-title file
Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.
2 employees hold this title in MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $65,098, above the department median of $52,619.
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. MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary pays a median base salary of $40,939 for this role, 37% below that figure — below the 10th 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 MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary’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. MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary’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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary is $40,939, 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 is held in 113 Metro Nashville departments. In MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary, the median of $65,098 ranks #60 of 113.
Median total compensation for the Librarian 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 Librarian roles 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/MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary
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Kelly Bulbulkaya holds the role of Librarian at MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,257.
Librarian/MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary
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Julie Strickland holds the role of Librarian at MNPS Sylvan Park Elementary. In 2023, their total compensation was $40,939.