Oakland librarian salary, 2025
Oakland is a city in Alameda County. 127 people worked as librarians for Oakland in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $111,842.
What is the average librarian salary at Oakland?
Official pay range1
$83,731 to $126,238
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 57 of 127 librarians who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $113,293
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $557
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- $83,731
- bottom of the Librarian I range
- Average pay rank
- 48th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at Oakland 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 I$99,238
- Librarian I, PptFewer than 5
- Librarian I, PtFewer than 5
- Librarian II$117,207
- Librarian II, PptFewer than 5
- Librarian II, PtFewer than 5
- Librarian, Senior$128,248
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 Oakland
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 127 | $83,731 to $126,238 | $111,842 |
| Library assistants | 113 | $70,204 to $86,191 | $93,582 |
Full-year library assistants averaged $93,582, $18,260 less than librarians.
Does Oakland pay librarians more than other employers in Alameda County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: Oakland next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Oakland$111,842
- All employers in Alameda County$114,732
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at Oakland earned $2,890 less than the Alameda County average and $3,810 more than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Alameda County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Alameda County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Francisco County$124,227 average, 3 employers$9,495 more than Alameda County
- Santa Clara County$118,031 average, 9 employers$3,299 more than Alameda County
- San Mateo County$106,472 average, 8 employers$8,260 less than Alameda County
- Contra Costa County$99,451 average, 3 employers$15,281 less than Alameda County
- San Joaquin County$99,169 average, 3 employers$15,563 less than Alameda County
- Stanislaus County$85,924 average, 2 employers$28,808 less than Alameda County
Where does Oakland rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 134 California employers
Oakland ranks 48th of 134, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $104,744
The 10 employers in Alameda County
Oakland ranks 7th of 10, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $113,098
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 Oakland
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 Oakland's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $42,581
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $22,943
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at Oakland
What is the average librarian salary at Oakland?
Librarians at Oakland who worked the full year earned an average of $111,842 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $113,293: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $83,731 to $126,238.
How much overtime do librarians at Oakland earn?
Full-year librarians were paid an average of $557 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 Oakland?
$83,731 a year: the bottom of the official range for Oakland's Librarian I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $111,842 in total pay.
How much does a library assistant make at Oakland?
Full-year library assistants at Oakland averaged $93,582 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $70,204 to $86,191.
What pension do librarians at Oakland get?
The most common pension formula among Oakland's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $42,581 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Alameda County
- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District$135,480 average total pay
- University of California, Berkeley$125,309 average total pay
- California State University, East Bay$119,056 average total pay
- Livermore$116,091 average total pay
- Pleasanton$113,281 average total pay
- Hayward$112,914 average total pay
- San Leandro$108,333 average total pay
- Alameda County$100,479 average total pay
- Berkeley$95,702 average total pay
- Highest librarian salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Oakland$220,747 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Oakland$165,752 average total pay
- Social worker salaries at Oakland$88,808 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at Oakland$126,509 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Oakland$216,496 average total pay
- Paramedic and EMT salaries at Oakland$98,710 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Alameda CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Oakland figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Oakland 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 Oakland.