Chula Vista librarian salary, 2025

Chula Vista is a city in San Diego County. 24 people worked as librarians for Chula Vista in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,876.

What is the average librarian salary at Chula Vista?

Official pay range1

$69,675 to $104,788

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$89,876

average base pay $87,371

Based on the 8 of 24 librarians who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$88,966
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$0
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
$69,675
bottom of the Librarian I range
Average pay rank
108th
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at Chula Vista 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$69,675 to $84,690 · 20 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Librarian III$84,306 to $102,475 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Senior Librarian$86,209 to $104,788 · 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 Chula Vista

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$69,675 to $104,788$89,876
Library assistants40$60,807 to $73,912$77,004

Full-year library assistants averaged $77,004, $12,872 less than librarians.

Does Chula Vista pay librarians more than other employers in San Diego County?

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

Full-year librarians at Chula Vista earned $16,217 less than the San Diego County average and $18,156 less than the California average.

Average librarian pay in San Diego County compared to nearby counties

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

San Diego County Shades match the state map.

Where does Chula Vista rank among California employers?

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

All 134 California employers

Chula Vista ranks 108th of 134, below the middle employer.

Chula Vista
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $104,744

The 11 employers in San Diego County

Chula Vista ranks 9th of 11, below the middle employer.

Chula Vista
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $105,421

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 Chula Vista

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 Chula Vista's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$10,045
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,936
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at Chula Vista

What is the average librarian salary at Chula Vista?

Librarians at Chula Vista who worked the full year earned an average of $89,876 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $88,966: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $69,675 to $104,788.

How much overtime do librarians at Chula Vista 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.

What is the starting salary for a librarian at Chula Vista?

$69,675 a year: the bottom of the official range for Chula Vista's Librarian I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $89,876 in total pay.

How much does a library assistant make at Chula Vista?

Full-year library assistants at Chula Vista averaged $77,004 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $60,807 to $73,912.

What pension do librarians at Chula Vista get?

The most common pension formula among Chula Vista's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,045 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in San Diego County

Sources for the Chula Vista figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista.

How we read the data