Monterey librarian salary, 2025
Monterey is a city in Monterey County. 10 people worked as librarians for Monterey 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 $56,930 to $97,128.
What does Monterey pay its librarians?
Official pay range1
$56,930 to $97,128
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Average total pay, full-year librarians1
Fewer than 5
10 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
- $79,968
- bottom of the Librarian range
- Average pay rank
- Fewer than 5
- too few full-year staff to rank
What does each librarian title at Monterey 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
- Reference/Children's LibrarianFewer than 5
- LibrarianFewer 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 Monterey
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 | 10 | $61,320 to $74,592 | Fewer than 5 |
What do librarians earn around Monterey?
Average total pay of full-year librarians across Monterey County and across California. Monterey's own average isn't shown: fewer than 5 of its librarians worked the full year.1
- All employers in Monterey County$92,738
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians across Monterey County earned an average of $92,738 in 2025, $15,294 less than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Monterey County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Monterey County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Santa Cruz County$107,295 average, 3 employers$14,557 more than Monterey County
- San Luis Obispo County$94,340 average, 2 employers$1,602 more than Monterey County
- Fresno County$93,045 average, 3 employers$307 more than Monterey County
- Kings CountyNo employerNo librarian employer in Kings County has a page here.
- San Benito CountyNo employerNo librarian employer in San Benito County has a page here.
Pension and health cover at Monterey
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 Monterey'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 Monterey
Why is there no average librarian salary for Monterey?
10 people worked as librarians for Monterey 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 Monterey?
The official range across Monterey's librarian titles runs from $56,930 to $97,128 in 2025. For comparison, full-year librarians across Monterey County earned an average of $92,738.
What is the starting salary for a librarian at Monterey?
$79,968 a year: the bottom of the official range for Monterey's Librarian title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime.
How much does a library assistant make at Monterey?
The official range for library assistants at Monterey runs from $61,320 to $74,592 in 2025. Too few worked the full year for an average.
What pension do librarians at Monterey get?
The most common pension formula among Monterey's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city.
More salaries in Monterey County
- California State University, Monterey Bay$107,819 average total pay
- Monterey County$103,650 average total pay
- Salinas$74,862 average total pay
- Pacific Grovelibrarian pay
- Highest librarian salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Monterey$180,544 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Monterey$168,908 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Monterey CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Monterey figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Monterey 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 Monterey.