Sunnyvale librarian salary, 2025

Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County. 24 people worked as librarians for Sunnyvale in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $107,054.

What is the average librarian salary at Sunnyvale?

Official pay range1

$91,302 to $116,527

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$107,054

average base pay $105,923

Based on the 10 of 24 librarians who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$107,361
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$239
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
$91,302
bottom of the Librarian 1 range
Average pay rank
65th
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at Sunnyvale 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 1$91,302 to $116,527 · 11 people
    $107,054
  2. Librarian, Part-Time$91,302 to $116,527 · 13 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 Sunnyvale

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
Librarians24$91,302 to $116,527$107,054
Library assistants41$59,347 to $75,743$94,747

Full-year library assistants averaged $94,747, $12,307 less than librarians.

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

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

Full-year librarians at Sunnyvale earned $10,977 less than the Santa Clara County average and $978 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 Sunnyvale rank among California employers?

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

All 134 California employers

Sunnyvale ranks 65th of 134, above the middle employer.

Sunnyvale
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $104,744

The 9 employers in Santa Clara County

Sunnyvale ranks 8th of 9, below the middle employer.

Sunnyvale
$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 Sunnyvale

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 Sunnyvale's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$11,949
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$18,872
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at Sunnyvale

What is the average librarian salary at Sunnyvale?

Librarians at Sunnyvale who worked the full year earned an average of $107,054 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $107,361: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $91,302 to $116,527.

How much overtime do librarians at Sunnyvale earn?

Full-year librarians were paid an average of $239 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 Sunnyvale?

$91,302 a year: the bottom of the official range for Sunnyvale's Librarian 1 title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $107,054 in total pay.

How much does a library assistant make at Sunnyvale?

Full-year library assistants at Sunnyvale averaged $94,747 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $59,347 to $75,743.

What pension do librarians at Sunnyvale get?

The most common pension formula among Sunnyvale's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,949 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Santa Clara County

Sources for the Sunnyvale figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale.

How we read the data