South Carolina / Clemson University / Associate Librarian

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Associate Librarian

Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.

8 employees hold this title in Clemson University. Median total compensation for the role is $81,756, below the department median of $85,097.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $658.6K
Role median: $81,756
Agency median: $85,097
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$77,814$89,084+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 8 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

Associate Librarian pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — about 2,130 people — is $62,640. Clemson University pays a median base salary of $81,756 for this role, 31% above that figure — about the 79th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Clemson University sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$36,490

$49,260

$62,640

$77,130

$92,890

Clemson University median · $81,756

The bar is the range of annual wages for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Clemson University’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. Clemson University’s median base salary is 20% above that national figure, about the 71st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$43,660

$56,310

$68,270

$84,480

$103,990

Clemson University median · $81,756

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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Clemson University is $81,756, 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

This role across South Carolina

Associate Librarian is held in 12 South Carolina departments. In Clemson University, the median of $81,756 ranks #2 of 12.

Highest-paying departments for this role

University of Charleston

$107,655 · 4

Coastal Carolina University

$75,796 · 2

University of South Carolina

$72,656 · 2

Horry-Georgetown Technician College

$71,872 · 1

Aiken Technical College

$61,878 · 1

Trident Technical College

$60,000 · 4

Midlands Technical College

$56,681 · 8

Flo-Darlington Technician College

$54,645 · 1

Greenville Technical College

$50,906 · 1

York Technical College

$50,843 · 1

Spartanburg Technical College

$50,124 · 2

Median total compensation for the Associate Librarian role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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