Burlingame librarian salary, 2025

Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County. 22 people worked as librarians for Burlingame in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $110,652.

What is the average librarian salary at Burlingame?

Official pay range1

$86,486 to $140,224

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$110,652

average base pay $108,965

Based on the 7 of 22 librarians who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$110,236
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$36
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
$86,486
bottom of the Librarian I range
Average pay rank
52nd
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at Burlingame 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. Cp-Librarian I (Part-Time)$76,856 to $92,851 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Librarian I (Part-Time)$76,856 to $92,851 · 7 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Librarian II (Part-Time)$84,677 to $102,814 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Librarian I$86,486 to $104,440 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  5. Librarian II$95,214 to $115,624 · 6 people
    $110,209
  6. Librarian III$115,488 to $140,224 · 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 Burlingame

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
Librarians22$86,486 to $140,224$110,652
Library assistants31$58,864 to $71,594$86,743

Full-year library assistants averaged $86,743, $23,909 less than librarians.

Does Burlingame pay librarians more than other employers in San Mateo County?

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

Full-year librarians at Burlingame earned $4,180 more than the San Mateo County average and $2,620 more than the California average.

Average librarian pay in San Mateo County compared to nearby counties

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

San Mateo County Shades match the state map.

Where does Burlingame rank among California employers?

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

All 134 California employers

Burlingame ranks 52nd of 134, above the middle employer.

Burlingame
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $104,744

The 6 employers in San Mateo County

Burlingame ranks 3rd of 6, above the middle employer.

Burlingame
$100k$120k

Middle employer: $107,120

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 Burlingame

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 Burlingame's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$12,873
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,749
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at Burlingame

What is the average librarian salary at Burlingame?

Librarians at Burlingame who worked the full year earned an average of $110,652 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $110,236: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $86,486 to $140,224.

How much overtime do librarians at Burlingame earn?

Full-year librarians were paid an average of $36 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 Burlingame?

$86,486 a year: the bottom of the official range for Burlingame's Librarian I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $110,652 in total pay.

How much does a library assistant make at Burlingame?

Full-year library assistants at Burlingame averaged $86,743 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $58,864 to $71,594.

What pension do librarians at Burlingame get?

The most common pension formula among Burlingame's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $12,873 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in San Mateo County

Sources for the Burlingame figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Burlingame 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 Burlingame.

How we read the data