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Philadelphia, PA · 2025 pay · 421 people

How much does a library assistant make in Philadelphia, PA?

$44,169typical pay for full-year library assistants in 2025

$42,277 – $48,260what most people earned

Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $41,929. Typical pay rose 8.0% from 2024.

✓ Official data from City of Philadelphia · Matches the agency's latest release · phila.gov ↗

Where library assistants work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • Library Assistant 1327 people$40,315
  • Library Assistant 257 people$47,556
  • Library Assistant 337 people$53,745

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).

  1. Library Assistant (this page)$44,169
  2. Library Trainee$47,591
  3. Library Supervisor$88,209

Highest-paid library assistants, 2025

  1. 1Ashley CampLibrary Assistant 1 · City of Philadelphia$95,028
  2. 2David DawsonLibrary Assistant 1 · City of Philadelphia$93,878
  3. 3Donald EcclestonLibrary Assistant 1 · City of Philadelphia$93,173
  4. 4Brian PowersLibrary Assistant 1 · City of Philadelphia$92,018
  5. 5David RobinsonLibrary Assistant 1 · City of Philadelphia$70,029

Common questions

How much does a library assistant make in Philadelphia, PA?

Full-year library assistants were typically paid $44,169 in 2025; most earned between $42,277 and $48,260. Counting all 421 people paid, typical pay was $41,929.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 1.7% 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 1"). 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