Santa Barbara librarian salary, 2025
Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County. 11 people worked as librarians for Santa Barbara in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $94,329.
What is the average librarian salary at Santa Barbara?
Official pay range1
$75,576 to $120,724
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 10 of 11 librarians who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $98,730
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $243
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- $75,576
- bottom of the 1474 Librarian I range
- Average pay rank
- 96th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at Santa Barbara 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
- 1474 Librarian IFewer than 5
- 1473 Librarian IIFewer than 5
- 4038 Sr 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 Santa Barbara
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 | 11 | $75,576 to $120,724 | $94,329 |
| Library assistants | 43 | $62,897 to $76,452 | $68,530 |
Full-year library assistants averaged $68,530, $25,799 less than librarians.
Does Santa Barbara pay librarians more than other employers in Santa Barbara County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: Santa Barbara next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Santa Barbara$94,329
- All employers in Santa Barbara County$113,729
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at Santa Barbara earned $19,400 less than the Santa Barbara County average and $13,703 less than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Santa Barbara County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Santa Barbara County, and how much more or less it pays.1
Where does Santa Barbara rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 134 California employers
Santa Barbara ranks 96th 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 Santa Barbara
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 Santa Barbara's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $10,863
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $17,787
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at Santa Barbara
What is the average librarian salary at Santa Barbara?
Librarians at Santa Barbara who worked the full year earned an average of $94,329 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $98,730: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $75,576 to $120,724.
How much overtime do librarians at Santa Barbara earn?
Full-year librarians were paid an average of $243 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $192: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a librarian at Santa Barbara?
$75,576 a year: the bottom of the official range for Santa Barbara's 1474 Librarian I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $94,329 in total pay.
How much does a library assistant make at Santa Barbara?
Full-year library assistants at Santa Barbara averaged $68,530 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $62,897 to $76,452.
What pension do librarians at Santa Barbara get?
The most common pension formula among Santa Barbara's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,863 a year into the pension plan.
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- University of California, Santa Barbara$128,598 average total pay
- Santa Maria$96,536 average total pay
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Sources for the Santa Barbara figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara.