California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) librarian salary, 2025
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is a state department: the State Controller's file lists its librarians at 30 facilities. Its figures are compared with the state as a whole, not one county. 68 people worked as librarians for California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $87,090.
What is the average librarian salary at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation?
Official pay range1
$67,788 to $102,732
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 54 of 68 librarians who worked the full year.
Most of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's librarians (39 of 68) hold the title Librarian -Correctional Facility-, Range A, with an official range of $67,788 to $93,600. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $79,632, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $89,324
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $523
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no plain Librarian or Librarian I range
- Average pay rank
- 113th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 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
- Librarian -Correctional Facility-, Range A$79,632
- Senior Librarian -Correctional Facility-, Range A$93,520
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 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 68 | $67,788 to $102,732 | $87,090 |
| Library assistants | 42 | $47,868 to $59,904 | $55,588 |
Full-year library assistants averaged $55,588, $31,502 less than librarians.
Does California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation pay librarians more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation next to every California employer together.1
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation$87,090
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation earned $20,942 less than the California average.
Where does California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 134 California employers
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ranks 113th of 134, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $104,744
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
As reported by the department. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- Not reported
- the most common formula among California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $18,271
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $16,036
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
What is the average librarian salary at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation?
Librarians at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who worked the full year earned an average of $87,090 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $89,324: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $67,788 to $102,732.
How much overtime do librarians at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation earn?
Full-year librarians were paid an average of $523 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
How much does a library assistant make at CDCR?
Full-year library assistants at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation averaged $55,588 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $47,868 to $59,904.
More public salaries at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Sources for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation figures
Every person who held a librarian position at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 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 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.