Salinas librarian salary, 2025

Salinas is a city in Monterey County. 15 people worked as librarians for Salinas in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $74,862.

What is the average librarian salary at Salinas?

Official pay range1

$57,257 to $115,157

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$74,862

average base pay $72,206

Based on the 12 of 15 librarians who worked the full year.

Most of Salinas's librarians (10 of 15) hold the title Librarian I, with an official range of $57,257 to $73,066. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $67,814, within the range.

Median total pay
$67,558
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$0
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
$57,257
bottom of the Librarian I range
Average pay rank
129th
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at Salinas 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. Temp-Librarian I$43,296 to $52,620 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Librarian I$57,257 to $73,066 · 10 people
    $67,814
  3. Temp-Retired Annuitant Librarian I$57,257 to $69,587 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Librarian II$61,606 to $78,621 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  5. Senior Librarian$90,217 to $115,157 · 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 Salinas

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
Librarians15$57,257 to $115,157$74,862
Library assistants21$44,225 to $56,430$51,204

Full-year library assistants averaged $51,204, $23,658 less than librarians.

Does Salinas pay librarians more than other employers in Monterey County?

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

Full-year librarians at Salinas earned $17,876 less than the Monterey County average and $33,170 less than the California average.

Average librarian pay in Monterey County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Monterey County, and how much more or less it pays.1

Monterey County Shades match the state map.

Where does Salinas rank among California employers?

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

All 134 California employers

Salinas ranks 129th of 134, below the middle employer.

Salinas
$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 Salinas

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 Salinas's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$7,103
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$28,848
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at Salinas

What is the average librarian salary at Salinas?

Librarians at Salinas who worked the full year earned an average of $74,862 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $67,558: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $57,257 to $115,157.

How much overtime do librarians at Salinas 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 Salinas?

$57,257 a year: the bottom of the official range for Salinas's Librarian I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $74,862 in total pay.

How much does a library assistant make at Salinas?

Full-year library assistants at Salinas averaged $51,204 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $44,225 to $56,430.

What pension do librarians at Salinas get?

The most common pension formula among Salinas's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,103 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Monterey County

Sources for the Salinas figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Salinas 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 Salinas.

How we read the data