Santa Ana librarian salary, 2025
Santa Ana is a city in Orange County. 17 people worked as librarians for Santa Ana in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $90,626.
What is the average librarian salary at Santa Ana?
Official pay range1
$75,540 to $104,256
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 17 of 17 librarians who worked the full year.
Most of Santa Ana's librarians (12 of 17) hold the title Librarian, with an official range of $75,540 to $101,208. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $86,081, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $94,536
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $216
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- $75,540
- bottom of the Librarian range
- Average pay rank
- 105th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at Santa Ana 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$86,081
- Senior Librarian$101,535
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 Santa Ana
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 | 17 | $75,540 to $104,256 | $90,626 |
| Library assistants | 38 | $45,240 to $55,016 | $70,870 |
Full-year library assistants averaged $70,870, $19,756 less than librarians.
Does Santa Ana pay librarians more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: Santa Ana next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Santa Ana$90,626
- All employers in Orange County$109,523
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at Santa Ana earned $18,897 less than the Orange County average and $17,406 less than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Orange County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Orange County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Los Angeles County$111,114 average, 39 employers$1,591 more than Orange County
- Riverside County$106,165 average, 8 employers$3,358 less than Orange County
- San Diego County$106,093 average, 12 employers$3,430 less than Orange County
- San Bernardino County$81,512 average, 4 employers$28,011 less than Orange County
Where does Santa Ana rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 134 California employers
Santa Ana ranks 105th of 134, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $104,744
The 12 employers in Orange County
Santa Ana ranks 9th of 12, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $100,312
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 Santa Ana
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 Santa Ana's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $11,115
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $16,856
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at Santa Ana
What is the average librarian salary at Santa Ana?
Librarians at Santa Ana who worked the full year earned an average of $90,626 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $94,536: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $75,540 to $104,256.
How much overtime do librarians at Santa Ana earn?
Full-year librarians were paid an average of $216 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $142: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a librarian at Santa Ana?
$75,540 a year: the bottom of the official range for Santa Ana's Librarian title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $90,626 in total pay.
How much does a library assistant make at Santa Ana?
Full-year library assistants at Santa Ana averaged $70,870 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $45,240 to $55,016.
What pension do librarians at Santa Ana get?
The most common pension formula among Santa Ana's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,115 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Orange County
- Orange County$102,020 average total pay
- Newport Beach$98,603 average total pay
- Orange$95,886 average total pay
- Fullerton$90,323 average total pay
- Anaheim$87,035 average total pay
- Placentia Library District$80,659 average total pay
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- 911 dispatcher salaries at Santa Ana$132,514 average total pay
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- Correctional officer salaries at Santa Ana$120,002 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Orange CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Santa Ana figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana.