Merced County librarian salary, 2025
6 people worked as librarians for Merced 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 $54,683 to $73,382.
What does Merced County pay its librarians?
Official pay range1
$54,683 to $73,382
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Average total pay, full-year librarians1
Fewer than 5
6 librarians in all, 0 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
- $54,683
- bottom of the Librarian I range
- Average pay rank
- Fewer than 5
- too few full-year staff to rank
What does each librarian title at Merced 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 IFewer than 5
- Librarian IIFewer 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 Merced 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 | 30 | $39,998 to $46,218 | $45,763 |
What do librarians earn around Merced County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians across Merced County and across California. Merced County's own average isn't shown: fewer than 5 of its librarians worked the full year.1
- All employers in Merced County$114,067
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians across Merced County earned an average of $114,067 in 2025, $6,035 more than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Merced County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Merced County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Santa Clara County$118,031 average, 9 employers$3,964 more than Merced County
- Fresno County$93,045 average, 3 employers$21,022 less than Merced County
- Stanislaus County$85,924 average, 2 employers$28,143 less than Merced County
- Madera CountyNo employerNo librarian employer in Madera County has a page here.
- Mariposa CountyNo employerNo librarian employer in Mariposa County has a page here.
- San Benito CountyNo employerNo librarian employer in San Benito County has a page here.
Pension and health cover at Merced County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 3% at 60
- the most common formula among Merced 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 Merced County
Why is there no average librarian salary for Merced County?
6 people worked as librarians for Merced 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 Merced County?
The official range across Merced County's librarian titles runs from $54,683 to $73,382 in 2025. For comparison, full-year librarians across Merced County earned an average of $114,067.
What is the starting salary for a librarian at Merced County?
$54,683 a year: the bottom of the official range for Merced County's Librarian I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime.
How much does a library assistant make at Merced County?
Full-year library assistants at Merced County averaged $45,763 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $39,998 to $46,218.
What pension do librarians at Merced County get?
The most common pension formula among Merced County's librarians is 3% at 60, as reported by the county.
More salaries in Merced County
- University of California, Merced$120,751 average total pay
- Merced Community College District$103,372 average total pay
- Highest librarian salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Merced County$90,708 average total pay
- Social worker salaries at Merced County$78,222 average total pay
- Nurse salaries at Merced County$103,768 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Merced CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Merced County figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Merced 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 Merced County.