Sacramento Public Library Authority librarian salary, 2025

Sacramento Public Library Authority is a joint powers authority in Sacramento County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 45 people worked as librarians for Sacramento Public Library Authority in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $81,894.

What is the average librarian salary at Sacramento Public Library Authority?

Official pay range2

$74,934 to $100,425

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians2

$81,894

average base pay $79,740

Based on the 26 of 45 librarians who worked the full year.

Most of Sacramento Public Library Authority's librarians (45 of 45) hold the title Librarian, with an official range of $74,934 to $100,425. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $81,894, within the range.

Median total pay
$84,482
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$0
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
$74,934
bottom of the Librarian range
Average pay rank
121st
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at Sacramento Public Library Authority 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.2

  1. Librarian$74,934 to $100,425 · 45 people
    $81,894

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 Sacramento Public Library Authority

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.2

Library staffPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Librarians45$74,934 to $100,425$81,894
Library assistants186$47,967 to $74,459$54,217

Full-year library assistants averaged $54,217, $27,677 less than librarians.

Does Sacramento Public Library Authority pay librarians more than other employers in Sacramento County?

Average total pay of full-year librarians: Sacramento Public Library Authority next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year librarians at Sacramento Public Library Authority earned $28,673 less than the Sacramento County average and $26,138 less than the California average.

Average librarian pay in Sacramento County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Sacramento County, and how much more or less it pays.2

Sacramento County Shades match the state map.

Where does Sacramento Public Library Authority rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.2

All 134 California employers

Sacramento Public Library Authority ranks 121st of 134, below the middle employer.

Sacramento Public Library Authority
$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 Sacramento Public Library Authority

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.2

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Sacramento Public Library Authority's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$8,951
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,464
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at Sacramento Public Library Authority

What is the average librarian salary at Sacramento Public Library Authority?

Librarians at Sacramento Public Library Authority who worked the full year earned an average of $81,894 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $84,482: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $74,934 to $100,425.

How much overtime do librarians at Sacramento Public Library Authority 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.

What is the starting salary for a librarian at Sacramento Public Library Authority?

$74,934 a year: the bottom of the official range for Sacramento Public Library Authority's Librarian title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $81,894 in total pay.

How much does a library assistant make at Sacramento Public Library Authority?

Full-year library assistants at Sacramento Public Library Authority averaged $54,217 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $47,967 to $74,459.

What pension do librarians at Sacramento Public Library Authority get?

The most common pension formula among Sacramento Public Library Authority's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,951 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Sacramento County

Sources for the Sacramento Public Library Authority figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Sacramento Public Library Authority 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Sacramento Public Library Authority.

How we read the data