Los Angeles librarian salary, 2025

Los Angeles is a city in Los Angeles County. 595 people worked as librarians for Los Angeles in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $116,589.

What is the average librarian salary at Los Angeles?

Official pay range1

$77,673 to $225,086

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$116,589

average base pay $113,353

Based on the 362 of 595 librarians who worked the full year.

The largest group of Los Angeles's librarians (270 of 595) hold the title Librarian II, with an official range of $77,673 to $113,587. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $110,286, within the range.

Median total pay
$114,067
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$600
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
$89,345
bottom of the Librarian I range
Average pay rank
33rd
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at Los Angeles 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 II$77,673 to $113,587 · 270 people
    $110,286
  2. Librarian III$84,584 to $123,672 · 49 people
    $120,977
  3. Librarian I$89,345 to $96,924 · 173 people
    $89,060
  4. Senior Librarian$91,725 to $134,112 · 99 people
    $132,381
  5. Division Librarian$153,948 to $225,086 · 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 Los Angeles

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
Librarians595$77,673 to $225,086$116,589
Library assistants59$58,025 to $84,835$88,517

Full-year library assistants averaged $88,517, $28,072 less than librarians.

Does Los Angeles pay librarians more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

Average total pay of full-year librarians: Los Angeles next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year librarians at Los Angeles earned $5,475 more than the Los Angeles County average and $8,557 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

Los Angeles County Shades match the state map.

Where does Los Angeles rank among California employers?

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

All 134 California employers

Los Angeles ranks 33rd of 134, above the middle employer.

Los Angeles
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $104,744

The 24 employers in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles ranks 5th of 24, above the middle employer.

Los Angeles
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $104,428

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 Los Angeles

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.16% at 55
the most common formula among Los Angeles's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$14,473
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,076
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at Los Angeles

What is the average librarian salary at Los Angeles?

Librarians at Los Angeles who worked the full year earned an average of $116,589 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $114,067: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $77,673 to $225,086.

How much overtime do librarians at Los Angeles earn?

Full-year librarians were paid an average of $600 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a librarian at Los Angeles?

$89,345 a year: the bottom of the official range for Los Angeles's Librarian I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $116,589 in total pay.

How much does a library assistant make at Los Angeles?

Full-year library assistants at Los Angeles averaged $88,517 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $58,025 to $84,835.

What pension do librarians at Los Angeles get?

The most common pension formula among Los Angeles's librarians is 2.16% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $14,473 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Los Angeles County

Sources for the Los Angeles figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles.

How we read the data