Ontario librarian salary, 2025
Ontario is a city in San Bernardino County. 13 people worked as librarians for Ontario in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $92,743.
What is the average librarian salary at Ontario?
Official pay range1
$82,534 to $111,384
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 11 of 13 librarians who worked the full year.
Most of Ontario's librarians (9 of 13) hold the title Librarian, with an official range of $82,534 to $101,213. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,340, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $91,777
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $542
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- $82,534
- bottom of the Librarian range
- Average pay rank
- 100th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at Ontario 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$89,340
- Senior LibrarianFewer 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 Ontario
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 | 13 | $82,534 to $111,384 | $92,743 |
| Library assistants | 40 | $59,987 to $72,862 | $71,176 |
Full-year library assistants averaged $71,176, $21,567 less than librarians.
Does Ontario pay librarians more than other employers in San Bernardino County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: Ontario next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Ontario$92,743
- All employers in San Bernardino County$81,512
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at Ontario earned $11,231 more than the San Bernardino County average and $15,289 less than the California average.
Average librarian pay in San Bernardino County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders San Bernardino County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Los Angeles County$111,114 average, 39 employers$29,602 more than San Bernardino County
- Orange County$109,523 average, 15 employers$28,011 more than San Bernardino County
- Riverside County$106,165 average, 8 employers$24,653 more than San Bernardino County
- Kern County$103,988 average, 2 employers$22,476 more than San Bernardino County
- Inyo CountyFewer than 5Fewer than 5 full-year librarians at Inyo County's employers.
Where does Ontario rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 134 California employers
Ontario ranks 100th 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 Ontario
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 Ontario's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $9,287
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $20,092
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at Ontario
What is the average librarian salary at Ontario?
Librarians at Ontario who worked the full year earned an average of $92,743 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $91,777: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $82,534 to $111,384.
How much overtime do librarians at Ontario earn?
Full-year librarians were paid an average of $542 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $340: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a librarian at Ontario?
$82,534 a year: the bottom of the official range for Ontario's Librarian title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $92,743 in total pay.
How much does a library assistant make at Ontario?
Full-year library assistants at Ontario averaged $71,176 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $59,987 to $72,862.
What pension do librarians at Ontario get?
The most common pension formula among Ontario's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,287 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in San Bernardino County
- California State University, San Bernardino$113,452 average total pay
- Rancho Cucamonga$70,545 average total pay
- San Bernardino County$65,037 average total pay
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Sources for the Ontario figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Ontario 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 Ontario.