University of California, Berkeley librarian salary, 2025
University of California, Berkeley is a campus of the University of California in Alameda County. 88 people worked as librarians for University of California, Berkeley in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $125,309.
What is the average librarian salary at University of California, Berkeley?
Official pay range2
$73,602 to $159,380
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 76 of 88 librarians who worked the full year.
Most of University of California, Berkeley's librarians (48 of 88) hold the title Librarian-Career Status, with an official range of $98,667 to $159,380. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $133,721, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $127,231
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $0
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no plain Librarian or Librarian I range
- Average pay rank
- 20th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at University of California, Berkeley 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.1,2 The University of California reported its librarians' ranges as zero, so the ranges here are the University's librarian salary scales in force at the start of 2025: the lowest to the highest step for assistant, associate and full librarians (Table 26B for librarians in the union, Table 26A for the rest). Library assistants and law librarians have no range here.
- Asst Librarian-Temp StatusFewer than 5
- Assoc Librarian-Potlcar NonrepFewer than 5
- Assoc Librarian -Career Status$96,780
- Assoc Librarian-Potntl Career$88,219
- Librarian-Career Non Rep$149,412
- Librarian-Career Status$133,721
- Librarian-Potntl Career StatusFewer than 5
- Librarian-Potntlcareer Non RepFewer than 5
- Assoc Law LibrarianNot reported
- Asst Law LibrarianNot reported
- Law LibrarianNot reported
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 University of California, Berkeley
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 bottom and top of each rank's salary schedules in the City's agreements, from June 29, 2025. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1,2,3
| Library staff | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 88 | $73,602 to $159,380 | $125,309 |
| Library assistants | 132 | Not reported | Not reported |
Does University of California, Berkeley pay librarians more than other employers in Alameda County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: University of California, Berkeley next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- University of California, Berkeley$125,309
- All employers in Alameda County$114,732
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at University of California, Berkeley earned $10,577 more than the Alameda County average and $17,277 more than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Alameda County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Alameda County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Francisco County$124,227 average, 3 employers$9,495 more than Alameda County
- Santa Clara County$118,031 average, 9 employers$3,299 more than Alameda County
- San Mateo County$106,472 average, 8 employers$8,260 less than Alameda County
- Contra Costa County$99,451 average, 3 employers$15,281 less than Alameda County
- San Joaquin County$99,169 average, 3 employers$15,563 less than Alameda County
- Stanislaus County$85,924 average, 2 employers$28,808 less than Alameda County
Where does University of California, Berkeley rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 134 California employers
University of California, Berkeley ranks 20th of 134, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $104,744
The 10 employers in Alameda County
University of California, Berkeley ranks 2nd of 10, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $113,098
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 University of California, Berkeley
As reported by the university. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- Not reported
- the most common formula among University of California, Berkeley's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $8,621
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $16,428
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at University of California, Berkeley
What is the average librarian salary at University of California, Berkeley?
Librarians at University of California, Berkeley who worked the full year earned an average of $125,309 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $127,231: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $73,602 to $159,380.
How much overtime do librarians at University of California, Berkeley 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.
More salaries in Alameda County
- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District$135,480 average total pay
- California State University, East Bay$119,056 average total pay
- Livermore$116,091 average total pay
- Pleasanton$113,281 average total pay
- Hayward$112,914 average total pay
- Oakland$111,842 average total pay
- San Leandro$108,333 average total pay
- Alameda County$100,479 average total pay
- Berkeley$95,702 average total pay
- Highest librarian salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Nurse salaries at University of California, Berkeley$149,474 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Alameda CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the University of California, Berkeley figures
Every person who held a librarian position at University of California, Berkeley 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, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by the University of California for University of California, Berkeley.
- University of California Office of the President, Academic Salary Scales 2024-25, Table 26B: Represented Librarian Series: annual salary steps for assistant, associate and full librarians, effective November 1, 2024.
- University of California Office of the President, Academic Salary Scales 2024-25, Table 26A: Non-Represented Librarian Series: annual salary steps for librarians outside the union, effective July 1, 2024.