Arcadia librarian salary, 2025
Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County. 11 people worked as librarians for Arcadia in 2025. Fewer than 5 of them worked the full year, so there is no average that wouldn't describe individual people. The official range for its librarian titles runs from $74,184 to $104,796.
What does Arcadia pay its librarians?
Official pay range1
$74,184 to $104,796
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Average total pay, full-year librarians1
Fewer than 5
11 librarians in all, 4 of them full-year: too few for an average.
- Median total pay
- Fewer than 5
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- Fewer than 5
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- $74,184
- bottom of the Librarian range
- Average pay rank
- Fewer than 5
- too few full-year staff to rank
What does each librarian title at Arcadia pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- LibrarianFewer than 5
- Librarian I Pt W/BenFewer than 5
- Librarian IIFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Library assistant pay at Arcadia
Counted on their own, kept out of the librarian figures on this page. Each group's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each group's official ranges. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Library staff | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library assistants | 13 | $53,832 to $67,200 | $74,151 |
What do librarians earn around Arcadia?
Average total pay of full-year librarians across Los Angeles County and across California. Arcadia's own average isn't shown: fewer than 5 of its librarians worked the full year.1
- All employers in Los Angeles County$111,114
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians across Los Angeles County earned an average of $111,114 in 2025, $3,082 more than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Los Angeles County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Los Angeles County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Orange County$109,523 average, 15 employers$1,591 less than Los Angeles County
- Kern County$103,988 average, 2 employers$7,126 less than Los Angeles County
- Ventura County$91,368 average, 5 employers$19,746 less than Los Angeles County
- San Bernardino County$81,512 average, 4 employers$29,602 less than Los Angeles County
Pension and health cover at Arcadia
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- the most common formula among Arcadia's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- Fewer than 5
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- Fewer than 5
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at Arcadia
Why is there no average librarian salary for Arcadia?
11 people worked as librarians for Arcadia in 2025, but fewer than 5 of them worked the full year. Every figure on Public Paycheck covers at least 5 people, so none describes one person.
What is the pay range for a librarian at Arcadia?
The official range across Arcadia's librarian titles runs from $74,184 to $104,796 in 2025. For comparison, full-year librarians across Los Angeles County earned an average of $111,114.
What is the starting salary for a librarian at Arcadia?
$74,184 a year: the bottom of the official range for Arcadia's Librarian title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime.
How much does a library assistant make at Arcadia?
Full-year library assistants at Arcadia averaged $74,151 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $53,832 to $67,200.
What pension do librarians at Arcadia get?
The most common pension formula among Arcadia's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city.
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Sources for the Arcadia figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Arcadia at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Arcadia.