South San Francisco librarian salary, 2025
South San Francisco is a city in San Mateo County. 16 people worked as librarians for South San Francisco 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 $84,490 to $113,006.
What does South San Francisco pay its librarians?
Official pay range1
$84,490 to $113,006
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Average total pay, full-year librarians1
Fewer than 5
16 librarians in all, 4 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
- Not reported
- no official range reported
- Average pay rank
- Fewer than 5
- too few full-year staff to rank
What does each librarian title at South San Francisco 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 IFewer than 5
- Librarian IIFewer 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 South San Francisco
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 | 53 | $63,898 to $77,667 | Fewer than 5 |
What do librarians earn around South San Francisco?
Average total pay of full-year librarians across San Mateo County and across California. South San Francisco's own average isn't shown: fewer than 5 of its librarians worked the full year.1
- All employers in San Mateo County$106,472
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians across San Mateo County earned an average of $106,472 in 2025, $1,560 less than the California average.
Average librarian pay in San Mateo County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders San Mateo County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Francisco County$124,227 average, 3 employers$17,755 more than San Mateo County
- Santa Clara County$118,031 average, 9 employers$11,559 more than San Mateo County
- Alameda County$114,732 average, 10 employers$8,260 more than San Mateo County
- Santa Cruz County$107,295 average, 3 employers$823 more than San Mateo County
Pension and health cover at South San Francisco
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 South San Francisco'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 South San Francisco
Why is there no average librarian salary for South San Francisco?
16 people worked as librarians for South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco?
The official range across South San Francisco's librarian titles runs from $84,490 to $113,006 in 2025. For comparison, full-year librarians across San Mateo County earned an average of $106,472.
How much does a library assistant make at South San Francisco?
The official range for library assistants at South San Francisco runs from $63,898 to $77,667 in 2025. Too few worked the full year for an average.
What pension do librarians at South San Francisco get?
The most common pension formula among South San Francisco's librarians is 2% at 62, as reported by the city.
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- San Mateo County Community College District$127,222 average total pay
- Daly City$113,756 average total pay
- Burlingame$110,652 average total pay
- San Mateo County$103,589 average total pay
- Menlo Park$99,480 average total pay
- San Mateo$94,145 average total pay
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Sources for the South San Francisco figures
Every person who held a librarian position at South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco.