Kern County librarian salary, 2025
8 people worked as librarians for Kern County in 2025. Fewer than 5 of them worked the full year, so there is no average that wouldn't describe individual people. The official range for its librarian titles runs from $78,701 to $83,555.
What does Kern County pay its librarians?
Official pay range1
$78,701 to $83,555
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Average total pay, full-year librarians1
Fewer than 5
8 librarians in all, 2 of them full-year: too few for an average.
- Median total pay
- Fewer than 5
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- Fewer than 5
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no official range reported
- Average pay rank
- Fewer than 5
- too few full-year staff to rank
What does each librarian title at Kern County 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
- Librarian IIFewer than 5
- Librarian IIIFewer 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 Kern County
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 staff | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library assistants | 39 | $51,802 | Fewer than 5 |
What do librarians earn around Kern County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians across Kern County and across California. Kern County's own average isn't shown: fewer than 5 of its librarians worked the full year.1
- All employers in Kern County$103,988
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians across Kern County earned an average of $103,988 in 2025, $4,044 less than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Kern County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Kern County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Santa Barbara County$113,729 average, 4 employers$9,741 more than Kern County
- Los Angeles County$111,114 average, 39 employers$7,126 more than Kern County
- Tulare County$101,763 average, 2 employers$2,225 less than Kern County
- San Luis Obispo County$94,340 average, 2 employers$9,648 less than Kern County
- Ventura County$91,368 average, 5 employers$12,620 less than Kern County
- San Bernardino County$81,512 average, 4 employers$22,476 less than Kern County
- Inyo CountyFewer than 5Fewer than 5 full-year librarians at Inyo County's employers.
- Kings CountyNo employerNo librarian employer in Kings County has a page here.
Pension and health cover at Kern County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 1.62% at 65
- the most common formula among Kern County's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- Fewer than 5
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- Fewer than 5
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at Kern County
Why is there no average librarian salary for Kern County?
8 people worked as librarians for Kern County in 2025, but fewer than 5 of them worked the full year. Every figure on Public Paycheck covers at least 5 people, so none describes one person.
What is the pay range for a librarian at Kern County?
The official range across Kern County's librarian titles runs from $78,701 to $83,555 in 2025. For comparison, full-year librarians across Kern County earned an average of $103,988.
How much does a library assistant make at Kern County?
The official range for library assistants at Kern County runs from $51,802 to $51,802 in 2025. Too few worked the full year for an average.
What pension do librarians at Kern County get?
The most common pension formula among Kern County's librarians is 1.62% at 65, as reported by the county.
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Sources for the Kern County figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Kern County 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, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Kern County.