Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 19 people
How much does a reference librarian make in Massachusetts?
$74,323typical pay for a reference librarian in 2025
$40,726 – $78,373what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
Where reference librarians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid reference librarians, 2025
Common questions
How much does a reference librarian make in Massachusetts?
The typical reference librarian was paid $74,323 in 2025; most earned between $40,726 and $78,373. This counts all 19 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for reference librarians in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Reference Librarian, at any level (for example "Reference Librarian"). 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