Richmond librarian salary, 2025
Richmond is a city in Contra Costa County. 8 people worked as librarians for Richmond in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $100,783.
What is the average librarian salary at Richmond?
Official pay range1
$89,934 to $109,315
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 8 of 8 librarians who worked the full year.
Most of Richmond's librarians (8 of 8) hold the title Librarian II, with an official range of $89,934 to $109,315. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $100,783, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $105,354
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $348
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no official range reported
- Average pay rank
- 79th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at Richmond 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 II$100,783
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 Richmond
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 | 8 | $89,934 to $109,315 | $100,783 |
| Library assistants | 12 | $68,734 to $83,546 | $72,385 |
Full-year library assistants averaged $72,385, $28,398 less than librarians.
Does Richmond pay librarians more than other employers in Contra Costa County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: Richmond next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Richmond$100,783
- All employers in Contra Costa County$99,451
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at Richmond earned $1,332 more than the Contra Costa County average and $7,249 less than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Contra Costa County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Contra Costa County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Francisco County$124,227 average, 3 employers$24,776 more than Contra Costa County
- Alameda County$114,732 average, 10 employers$15,281 more than Contra Costa County
- Sacramento County$110,567 average, 3 employers$11,116 more than Contra Costa County
- Solano County$107,747 average, 3 employers$8,296 more than Contra Costa County
- Marin County$105,456 average, 5 employers$6,005 more than Contra Costa County
- San Joaquin County$99,169 average, 3 employers$282 less than Contra Costa County
- Sonoma County$97,834 average, 3 employers$1,617 less than Contra Costa County
Where does Richmond rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 134 California employers
Richmond ranks 79th 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 Richmond
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 55
- the most common formula among Richmond's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $34,882
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $17,237
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at Richmond
What is the average librarian salary at Richmond?
Librarians at Richmond who worked the full year earned an average of $100,783 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $105,354: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $89,934 to $109,315.
How much overtime do librarians at Richmond earn?
Full-year librarians were paid an average of $348 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 Richmond?
Full-year library assistants at Richmond averaged $72,385 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $68,734 to $83,546.
What pension do librarians at Richmond get?
The most common pension formula among Richmond's librarians is 2.7% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $34,882 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Contra Costa County
- Contra Costa Community College District$108,229 average total pay
- Contra Costa County$97,428 average total pay
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- Police officer salaries at Richmond$227,056 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Richmond$206,109 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Richmond$191,056 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Contra Costa CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Richmond figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Richmond 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 Richmond.