Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 106 people
How much does a library assistant make in Massachusetts?
$53,232typical pay for a library assistant in 2025
$35,784 – $62,637what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where library assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Massachusetts System28 people$53,296
- Bristol Community College10 people$13,372
- Bridgewater State University10 people$54,873
- Salem State University9 people$70,412
- Framingham State University5 people$56,329
- Holyoke Community College4 people$45,689
- North Shore Community College4 people$65,863
- Westfield State University4 people$64,220
- Quinsigamond Community College4 people$55,407
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design4 people$32,480
- Worcester State University4 people$60,489
- Middlesex Community College3 people$56,686
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts3 people$57,888
- Northern Essex Community College3 people$4,537
- Springfield Technical Community College2 people$60,490
- Fitchburg State University2 people$54,208
- Roxbury Community College2 people$49,530
- Berkshire Community College1 person$52,183
- Massachusetts Bay Community College1 person$71,082
- Mount Wachusett Community College1 person$53,724
- Massasoit Community College1 person$55,153
- Cape Cod Community College1 person$61,285
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Library Assistant6 people$4,969
- Library Assistant I15 people$12,384
- Library Assistant II13 people$49,904
- Library Assistant III65 people$56,329
- Library Assistant IV6 people$60,003
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Library Assistant (this page)$53,232 (everyone)
- Senior Library Assistant$55,708 (everyone)
Highest-paid library assistants, 2025
- 1Edith SaranteasLibrary Assistant III · North Shore Community College$82,987
- 2Michael PattersonLibrary Assistant III · University of Massachusetts System$75,395
- 3Tammy LajewskiLibrary Assistant IV · University of Massachusetts System$74,708
- 4Phanary AukLibrary Assistant III · North Shore Community College$73,429
- 5Michael DennisLibrary Assistant III · Worcester State University$73,387
Common questions
How much does a library assistant make in Massachusetts?
The typical library assistant was paid $53,232 in 2025; most earned between $35,784 and $62,637. This counts all 106 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.7% of all pay for library assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Library Assistant, at any level (for example "Library Assistant"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this