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Assistant Librarian

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

5 employees hold this title in Coastal Carolina University. Median total compensation for the role is $63,619, below the department median of $71,777.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $319.2K
Role median: $63,619
Agency median: $71,777
Comparison: Below

Compared with the local labor market

Assistant 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. Coastal Carolina University pays a median base salary of $63,619 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 52nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Coastal Carolina University sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$36,490

$49,260

$62,640

$77,130

$92,890

Coastal Carolina University median · $63,619

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 Coastal Carolina 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. Coastal Carolina University’s median base salary is 7% below that national figure, about the 40th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$43,660

$56,310

$68,270

$84,480

$103,990

Coastal Carolina University median · $63,619

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 Coastal Carolina University is $63,619, 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

Assistant Librarian is held in 9 South Carolina departments. In Coastal Carolina University, the median of $63,619 ranks #4 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

University of Charleston

$77,592 · 18

Clemson University

$75,225 · 15

Winthrop University

$65,141 · 1

Horry-Georgetown Technician College

$63,240 · 2

Lander University

$60,956 · 2

University of South Carolina

$57,639 · 2

Tri-County Technical College

$55,000 · 1

Aiken Technical College

$51,115 · 1

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

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