Job Titles

• High school bookstore manager titles vary. Some districts refer to the position as "Bookstore Manager," while others advertise "Textbook Specialist," "Textbook Coordinator," and "Media Specialist" positions. Instructional materials manager, and library clerk are other positions that incorporate similar duties to the high school bookstore manager. Smaller districts may ask bookstore managers to assist with library materials management in addition to textbook management. Salaries vary depending on title, job responsibilities and educational requirements.
  
  

Salary Range

• According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, high school bookstore managers are included in "other education, library and training workers," and have an average hourly salary of $17.45 and annual salary of $36,300 in 2010. The U.S. Department of Labor Career One Stop website says that the median salary of a textbook manager was $41,588 in September, 2011, including both college and high school bookstore managers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 2010, textbook managers in the 90th percentile earned $73,600, and in the 10th percentile, $19,600 a year.
  
  

Hourly Range

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that bookstore managers, library technicians, and other instructional support personnel earned $35.37 an hour at the 90th percentile in 2010, and a median hourly wage of $18.07 an hour. Employees in the 10th percentile earned $9.40 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the time of publication, the salary range for a high school bookstore manager of the Agua Fria High School District in Arizona was $12.48 to $16.88 an hour.
  
  

Related Salaries

• High school bookstore managers may also be called "media specialists" and "instructional media specialists," because physical textbooks are being replaced by iPads and e-books. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the average salary for these positions in K-12 education was $40,440 in 2010. School library specialists earned an average annual wage of $31,410 in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.