Mountain View librarian salary, 2025

Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County. 19 people worked as librarians for Mountain View in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $116,713.

What is the average librarian salary at Mountain View?

Official pay range1

$87,545 to $143,822

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$116,713

average base pay $111,807

Based on the 10 of 19 librarians who worked the full year.

The largest group of Mountain View's librarians (8 of 19) hold the title Librarian II, with an official range of $96,662 to $130,778. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $111,711, within the range.

Median total pay
$117,190
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$0
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
$87,545
bottom of the Librarian I range
Average pay rank
32nd
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at Mountain View 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$87,545 to $118,443 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Hourly - Librarian (II)$87,568 to $130,770 · 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Librarian II$96,662 to $130,778 · 8 people
    $111,711
  4. Senior Librarian$106,303 to $143,822 · 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 Mountain View

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
Librarians19$87,545 to $143,822$116,713
Library assistants20$67,854 to $100,464$86,083

Full-year library assistants averaged $86,083, $30,630 less than librarians.

Does Mountain View pay librarians more than other employers in Santa Clara County?

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

Full-year librarians at Mountain View earned $1,318 less than the Santa Clara County average and $8,681 more than the California average.

Average librarian pay in Santa Clara County compared to nearby counties

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

Santa Clara County Shades match the state map.

Where does Mountain View rank among California employers?

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

All 134 California employers

Mountain View ranks 32nd of 134, above the middle employer.

Mountain View
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $104,744

The 9 employers in Santa Clara County

Mountain View ranks 5th of 9, level with the middle employer.

Mountain View
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $116,713

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 Mountain View

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 Mountain View's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$9,291
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,613
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at Mountain View

What is the average librarian salary at Mountain View?

Librarians at Mountain View who worked the full year earned an average of $116,713 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $117,190: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $87,545 to $143,822.

How much overtime do librarians at Mountain View 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 Mountain View?

$87,545 a year: the bottom of the official range for Mountain View's Librarian I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $116,713 in total pay.

How much does a library assistant make at Mountain View?

Full-year library assistants at Mountain View averaged $86,083 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $67,854 to $100,464.

What pension do librarians at Mountain View get?

The most common pension formula among Mountain View's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,291 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Santa Clara County

Sources for the Mountain View figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Mountain View 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 Mountain View.

How we read the data