Santa Clara librarian salary, 2025

Santa Clara is a city in Santa Clara County. 10 people worked as librarians for Santa Clara in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $120,144.

What is the average librarian salary at Santa Clara?

Official pay range1

$98,740 to $138,486

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$120,144

average base pay $119,093

Based on the 8 of 10 librarians who worked the full year.

The largest group of Santa Clara's librarians (5 of 10) hold the title Librarian II, with an official range of $108,894 to $138,486. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,217, within the range.

Median total pay
$119,463
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$0
average per full-year librarian
Starting salary
Not reported
no plain Librarian or Librarian I range
Average pay rank
29th
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at Santa Clara 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 - Reference$98,740 to $125,702 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Librarian II$108,894 to $138,486 · 5 people
    $123,217
  3. Librarian II - Cataloging$108,894 to $138,486 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Librarian II - Youth Services$108,894 to $138,486 · 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 Santa Clara

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
Librarians10$98,740 to $138,486$120,144
Library assistants18$84,954 to $108,894$101,952

Full-year library assistants averaged $101,952, $18,192 less than librarians.

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

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

Full-year librarians at Santa Clara earned $2,113 more than the Santa Clara County average and $12,112 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 Santa Clara rank among California employers?

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

All 134 California employers

Santa Clara ranks 29th of 134, above the middle employer.

Santa Clara
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $104,744

The 9 employers in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara ranks 4th of 9, above the middle employer.

Santa Clara
$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 Santa Clara

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 Clara's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$49,979
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,093
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at Santa Clara

What is the average librarian salary at Santa Clara?

Librarians at Santa Clara who worked the full year earned an average of $120,144 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $119,463: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $98,740 to $138,486.

How much overtime do librarians at Santa Clara 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.

How much does a library assistant make at Santa Clara?

Full-year library assistants at Santa Clara averaged $101,952 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $84,954 to $108,894.

What pension do librarians at Santa Clara get?

The most common pension formula among Santa Clara's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $49,979 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Santa Clara County

Sources for the Santa Clara figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara.

How we read the data