Side-by-side distribution
Librarian
$72,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.5%
- Live roles
- 99
Professor
$99,377
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 21.8%
- Live roles
- 2,856
Highest-paying jobs
Config Management Librarian 3
CAD Librarian
Database Admin/Engineer Data Librarian
Software Engineer/Data Science Librarian
PART TIME POOL - LIBRARIAN
College Librarian and Director of Schaffer Library
PCB Designer / Altium Librarian
PCB Design Librarian III
Associate University Librarian, Archives and Special Collections
Law Librarian
Highest-paying jobs
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering - Assistant or Associate Professor
Faculty Physician – Cardiovascular Critical Care (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
Faculty Physician - Cardiologist: Electrophysiology (Assistant, Associate, Full Professor)
Faculty Physician – Pediatric Urology (Assistant or Associate Professor – Academic Track)
Faculty Physician – Cardiologist: Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
Faculty Physician - Gastroenterology (Assistant or Associate Professor - Academic or Master Clinician Track)
Faculty Physician- Laryngologist- Assistant/Associate Professor (Academic/ Clinician Track )
Faculty Physician – Cardiovascular Advanced Imaging (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
Faculty Physician – Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
Faculty Physician – Sarcoma Oncology (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| CC Chesterfield County Public Schools | $72,500 | 4 |
| FB Fort Bend County | $68,136 | 4 |
|
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 2 |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
|
$100,000 | 2 |
| WP William Paterson University | $69,373 | 2 |
College of Southern Nevada
|
$65,000 | 2 |
| UO University of Wisconsin–Madison | $38,940 | 2 |
|
Amentum
|
$195,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| UO University of Maryland | $126,230 | 57 |
| UO University of Wisconsin–Madison | $66,000 | 37 |
|
University of Minnesota Physicians
|
$367,704 | 36 |
| NU Northeastern University | $172,000 | 32 |
University of Ottawa
|
$99,377 | 24 |
| BS Ball State University | $66,000 | 23 |
| CS Colorado State University | $129,500 | 19 |
|
College of Southern Nevada
|
$77,164 | 19 |
Librarian vs Professor: which pays more?
The median for Librarian is $72,500 per year (typically $60,778–$94,090), versus $99,377 for Professor ($72,000–$138,925). That puts Professor about 37% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Librarian and Professor are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.