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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists pay in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH and Naples-Marco Island, FL
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists is $60,800 per year in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. It is $106,550 per year in Naples-Marco Island, FL. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 42.9% below Naples-Marco Island, FL on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 25-4022 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 120 wage and salary jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH and 90 in Naples-Marco Island, FL. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.