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Library Technician federal salary series 1411

Full-time federal employees in the Library Technician series earned a median of $72,464 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 34% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $63,510 and $80,988.

Median pay
$72,464
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$63,510–$80,988
25th–75th percentile
Employees
254
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+4.1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Library Technician
All federal (full-time)

What shapes library technician pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-8 (41 employees, median $80,997). Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 65% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Library Technician pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Library Technician pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-8 41 $80,997 $77,330–$83,119

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Change since September 2025

The median moved +4.1% from $69,594 in September 2025 to $72,464 in September 2026. Headcount went from 327 to 254 (−22.3%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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