Library Technicians Salary in Charleston, WV

Library Technicians pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,630 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,830 or more. The middle half of library technicians in Charleston earn between $31,820 and $44,180.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Library Technicians salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $40,080, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $33,338 a year, or $2,778 a month and $1,282 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Charleston a good place for library technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.7), so the average $40,080 buys what about $45,177 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($45,830). A typical home costs $148,817, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Library Technicians salary in other West Virginia cities

Charleston ranks 2nd of 4 West Virginia metro areas for this job; Parkersburg pays the most ($45,590).

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Highest-paying cities for library technicians

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,490).

Library Technicians salary by city

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