California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) librarian salary, 2025

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is a campus of the California State University in San Luis Obispo County. 11 people worked as librarians for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $109,966.

What is the average librarian salary at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo?

Official pay range1

$75,456 to $209,880

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$109,966

average base pay $108,963

Based on the 8 of 11 librarians who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$109,873
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$0
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
Not reported
no plain Librarian or Librarian I range
Average pay rank
53rd
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 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

  1. Librarian - 12 Month, Range 2$75,456 to $91,896 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Librarian - 12 Month, Range 3$85,524 to $182,532 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Librarian - 12 Month, Range 4$93,960 to $200,364 · 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Librarian - 12 Month, Range 5$118,596 to $209,880 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer 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 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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 staffPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Librarians11$75,456 to $209,880$109,966
Library assistants17$51,360 to $74,820$62,051

Full-year library assistants averaged $62,051, $47,915 less than librarians.

Does California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo pay librarians more than other employers in San Luis Obispo County?

Average total pay of full-year librarians: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year librarians at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo earned $15,626 more than the San Luis Obispo County average and $1,934 more than the California average.

Average librarian pay in San Luis Obispo County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders San Luis Obispo County, and how much more or less it pays.1

San Luis Obispo County Shades match the state map.

Where does California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1

All 134 California employers

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ranks 53rd of 134, above the middle employer.

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
$100k$150k$200k

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 Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

As reported by the university. 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 Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$31,209
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$21,097
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

What is the average librarian salary at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo?

Librarians at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo who worked the full year earned an average of $109,966 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $109,873: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $75,456 to $209,880.

How much overtime do librarians at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo earn?

Full-year librarians were paid an average of $0 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 Cal Poly?

Full-year library assistants at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo averaged $62,051 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $51,360 to $74,820.

More salaries in San Luis Obispo County

Sources for the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo figures

Every person who held a librarian position at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

How we read the data