Salt Lake City Public Library librarian salary, 2026
Salt Lake City Public Library is a local district in Salt Lake County. 44 people worked as librarians for Salt Lake City Public Library in fiscal year 2026. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $65,363, overtime included.
What is the average librarian salary at Salt Lake City Public Library?
Based on the 38 of 44 librarians who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $63,829
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- In total pay
- Utah's file doesn't list it separately
- Highest-paid title
- $65,700
- Librarian, average total pay
- Average pay rank
- 8th
- of 13 Utah employers
What does each librarian title at Salt Lake City Public Library pay?
Each row is one title, from trainee to supervisor. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1 Utah's pay file has no official pay ranges, so none are shown.
- Librarian$65,700
- Technology LibrarianFewer than 5
average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Library assistant pay at Salt Lake City Public Library
Counted on their own, kept out of the librarian figures on this page. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Library staff | People | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 44 | $65,363 |
| Library assistants | 137 | Left out |
Does Salt Lake City Public Library pay librarians more than other employers in Salt Lake County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: Salt Lake City Public Library next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Salt Lake City Public Library$65,363
- All employers in Salt Lake County$70,706
- All employers in Utah$67,576
Full-year librarians at Salt Lake City Public Library earned $5,343 less than the Salt Lake County average and $2,213 less than the Utah average.
Where does Salt Lake City Public Library rank among Utah employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 13 Utah employers
Salt Lake City Public Library ranks 8th of 13, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $66,380
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Questions about librarian pay at Salt Lake City Public Library
What is the average librarian salary at Salt Lake City Public Library?
Librarians at Salt Lake City Public Library who worked the full year earned an average of $65,363 in fiscal year 2026, overtime included. The middle librarian earned $63,829: half earned more, half less.
More salaries in Salt Lake County
Sources for the Salt Lake City Public Library figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Salt Lake City Public Library at any point in fiscal year 2026 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked for the same employer the year before, were paid at least 90% as much as in that year, earned at least 90% of that pay in the job's titles, and were paid at least $15,080, a full year at Utah's minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.2 Utah's file has no hours or start dates, so this is the closest sign of a full year. Total pay is the wages the employer reported, before tax. Utah's file has one wage figure per person with overtime inside it, so pay here is total pay and overtime can't be shown on its own. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- Transparent Utah, Office of the Utah State Auditor: title, wages and benefits of every employee of every Utah city, town, county and local district, as each reports them for its fiscal year.
- Utah Code, Section 34-40-103, Minimum wage: Utah's minimum wage, the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.