Orange librarian salary, 2025
Orange is a city in Orange County. 10 people worked as librarians for Orange in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $95,886.
What is the average librarian salary at Orange?
Official pay range1
$63,564 to $99,516
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 5 of 10 librarians who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $95,456
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $0
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no official range reported
- Average pay rank
- 91st
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at Orange 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 IFewer than 5
- Librarian IIFewer than 5
- Librarian IIIFewer 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 Orange
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 | 10 | $63,564 to $99,516 | $95,886 |
| Library assistants | 27 | $52,062 to $66,780 | $65,044 |
Full-year library assistants averaged $65,044, $30,842 less than librarians.
Does Orange pay librarians more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: Orange next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Orange$95,886
- All employers in Orange County$109,523
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at Orange earned $13,637 less than the Orange County average and $12,146 less than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Orange County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Orange County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Los Angeles County$111,114 average, 39 employers$1,591 more than Orange County
- Riverside County$106,165 average, 8 employers$3,358 less than Orange County
- San Diego County$106,093 average, 12 employers$3,430 less than Orange County
- San Bernardino County$81,512 average, 4 employers$28,011 less than Orange County
Where does Orange rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 134 California employers
Orange ranks 91st of 134, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $104,744
The 12 employers in Orange County
Orange ranks 8th of 12, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $100,312
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 Orange
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 Orange's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $11,476
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,143
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at Orange
What is the average librarian salary at Orange?
Librarians at Orange who worked the full year earned an average of $95,886 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $95,456: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $63,564 to $99,516.
How much overtime do librarians at Orange 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 Orange?
Full-year library assistants at Orange averaged $65,044 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $52,062 to $66,780.
What pension do librarians at Orange get?
The most common pension formula among Orange's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,476 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Orange County
- Orange County$102,020 average total pay
- Newport Beach$98,603 average total pay
- Santa Ana$90,626 average total pay
- Fullerton$90,323 average total pay
- Anaheim$87,035 average total pay
- Placentia Library District$80,659 average total pay
- Highest librarian salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Orange$172,838 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Orange$131,914 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Orange$184,728 average total pay
- Paramedic and EMT salaries at Orange$67,053 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Orange CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Orange figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Orange 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 Orange.