University of California, Irvine (UCI) librarian salary, 2025
University of California, Irvine is a campus of the University of California in Orange County. 45 people worked as librarians for University of California, Irvine in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $112,062.
What is the average librarian salary at University of California, Irvine?
Official pay range2
$69,781 to $159,380
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 40 of 45 librarians who worked the full year.
The largest group of University of California, Irvine's librarians (11 of 45) hold the title Assistant Librarian-Potntl Career, with an official range of $69,781 to $81,879. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $77,846, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $106,336
- 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
- 46th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at University of California, Irvine 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.
- Assistant Librarian-Potntl Career$77,846
- Associate Librarian-Career Non RepFewer than 5
- Associate Librarian-Potlcar NonrepFewer than 5
- Associate Librarian -Career Status$91,334
- Associate Librarian-Potntl CareerFewer than 5
- Librarian-Career Non Rep$155,570
- Librarian-Career Status$127,237
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, Irvine
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 | 45 | $69,781 to $159,380 | $112,062 |
| Library assistants | 56 | Not reported | Not reported |
Does University of California, Irvine pay librarians more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: University of California, Irvine next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- University of California, Irvine$112,062
- All employers in Orange County$109,523
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at University of California, Irvine earned $2,539 more than the Orange County average and $4,030 more than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Orange County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Orange County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Los Angeles County$111,114 average, 39 employers$1,591 more than Orange County
- Riverside County$106,165 average, 8 employers$3,358 less than Orange County
- San Diego County$106,093 average, 12 employers$3,430 less than Orange County
- San Bernardino County$81,512 average, 4 employers$28,011 less than Orange County
Where does University of California, Irvine 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, Irvine ranks 46th of 134, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $104,744
The 12 employers in Orange County
University of California, Irvine ranks 5th of 12, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $100,312
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, Irvine
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, Irvine's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $6,964
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $13,279
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at University of California, Irvine
What is the average librarian salary at University of California, Irvine?
Librarians at University of California, Irvine who worked the full year earned an average of $112,062 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $106,336: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $69,781 to $159,380.
How much overtime do librarians at University of California, Irvine 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 Orange County
- California State University, Fullerton$112,604 average total pay
- Orange County$102,020 average total pay
- Newport Beach$98,603 average total pay
- Orange$95,886 average total pay
- Santa Ana$90,626 average total pay
- Fullerton$90,323 average total pay
- Highest librarian salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Nurse salaries at University of California, Irvine$185,774 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Orange CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the University of California, Irvine figures
Every person who held a librarian position at University of California, Irvine 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, Irvine.
- 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.