Kentucky librarian salaries by employer, 2025
31 people worked as librarians for Louisville Metro in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $62,903. So far this page covers only Louisville Metro; more Kentucky employers follow as we collect their pay data.
What is the average librarian salary in Kentucky?
- Librarians
- 31
- 20 of them worked the full year
- Employers
- 1
- with 5 or more librarians
- Median total pay
- $63,438
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $3,280
- average per full-year librarian
What stands out in Kentucky librarian pay
Library assistants average $47,360, against $62,903 for librarians.
At the Louisville Free Public Library, 67 people held the full-time Library Assistant title and 31 the Librarian title during the year. Assistants are counted on their own, outside every librarian figure.1
Kentucky librarian and library assistant salaries
The Louisville Free Public Library, 2025. Louisville Metro publishes no current range for these titles. Pay: full-year staff.1
| Library staff | Positions | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 31 | $62,903 |
| Library assistants | 67 | $47,360 |
Which Kentucky jobs count as librarians here, and which don't?
These figures cover the Louisville Free Public Library, from Louisville Metro Government's payroll. We decided each title by hand.
Counted
- Librarians. The Librarian title, every step.
Shown separately or left out
- Library assistants. Counted as a group of their own, outside the librarian figures.
- Part-time and substitute staff, clerks and pages, and library managers and supervisors.
- School and university librarians, and other Kentucky libraries. Not covered yet.
Questions about librarian pay in Kentucky
How much do librarians make in Kentucky?
Full-year librarians at the Louisville Free Public Library, the Kentucky library covered so far, earned an average of $62,903 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $63,438: half earned more, half less.
How much does a library assistant make in Louisville?
Full-year library assistants at the Louisville Free Public Library averaged $47,360 in 2025. Part-time and substitute assistants aren't counted.
Sources for the Kentucky librarian figures
Every person who held a librarian position at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who were already on Louisville Metro's payroll in 2024 and whose base pay in 2025 reached at least 90% of their own annual rate. The file has no hours or hire dates, so this is the closest sign of a full year. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- Louisville Metro Government, Louisville Metro KY Employee Salary Data (Louisville Open Data): title, department, annual rate, base pay, overtime, incentive and other pay of every Louisville Metro employee in 2025, and in 2024 to see who was already employed.