Santa Clara County librarian salary, 2025

119 people worked as librarians for Santa Clara County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,127.

What is the average librarian salary at Santa Clara County?

Official pay range1

$87,323 to $146,114

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$104,127

average base pay $101,633

Based on the 61 of 119 librarians who worked the full year.

Most of Santa Clara County's librarians (65 of 119) hold the title Librarian II, with an official range of $91,980 to $111,347. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $105,254, within the range.

Median total pay
$106,968
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$1
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
$87,323
bottom of the Librarian I range
Average pay rank
71st
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at Santa Clara County 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. Librarian I$87,323 to $105,643 · 50 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Electronic Resources Librarian$91,980 to $111,347 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Librarian II$91,980 to $111,347 · 65 people
    $105,254
  4. Medical Librarian$120,182 to $146,114 · 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 Santa Clara County

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
Librarians119$87,323 to $146,114$104,127
Library assistants111$63,022 to $75,835$79,006

Full-year library assistants averaged $79,006, $25,121 less than librarians.

Does Santa Clara County pay librarians more than other employers in Santa Clara County?

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

Full-year librarians at Santa Clara County earned $13,904 less than the Santa Clara County average and $3,905 less than the California average.

Average librarian pay in Santa Clara County compared to nearby counties

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

Santa Clara County Shades match the state map.

Where does Santa Clara County rank among California employers?

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

All 134 California employers

Santa Clara County ranks 71st of 134, below the middle employer.

Santa Clara County
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $104,744

The 9 employers in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County ranks 9th of 9, below the middle employer.

Santa Clara County
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $116,713

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 Clara County

As reported by the county. 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 Clara County's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$9,127
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,353
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at Santa Clara County

What is the average librarian salary at Santa Clara County?

Librarians at Santa Clara County who worked the full year earned an average of $104,127 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $106,968: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $87,323 to $146,114.

How much overtime do librarians at Santa Clara County earn?

Full-year librarians were paid an average of $1 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 Santa Clara County?

$87,323 a year: the bottom of the official range for Santa Clara County's Librarian I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $104,127 in total pay.

How much does a library assistant make at Santa Clara County?

Full-year library assistants at Santa Clara County averaged $79,006 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $63,022 to $75,835.

What pension do librarians at Santa Clara County get?

The most common pension formula among Santa Clara County's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $9,127 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Santa Clara County

Sources for the Santa Clara County figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Santa Clara County 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 Santa Clara County.

How we read the data