Torrance librarian salary, 2025
Torrance is a city in Los Angeles County. 15 people worked as librarians for Torrance in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $92,960.
What is the average librarian salary at Torrance?
Official pay range1
$73,445 to $101,816
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 9 of 15 librarians who worked the full year.
Most of Torrance's librarians (11 of 15) hold the title Librarian, with an official range of $73,445 to $91,686. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $92,714, $1,028 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $90,678
- the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $0
- average per full-year librarian
- Starting salary
- $73,445
- bottom of the Librarian range
- Average pay rank
- 99th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at Torrance 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$92,714
- Senior LibrarianFewer 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 Torrance
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 | 15 | $73,445 to $101,816 | $92,960 |
| Library assistants | 27 | $49,691 to $63,565 | $71,467 |
Full-year library assistants averaged $71,467, $21,493 less than librarians.
Does Torrance pay librarians more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: Torrance next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Torrance$92,960
- All employers in Los Angeles County$111,114
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at Torrance earned $18,154 less than the Los Angeles County average and $15,072 less than the California average.
Average librarian pay in Los Angeles County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Los Angeles County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Orange County$109,523 average, 15 employers$1,591 less than Los Angeles County
- Kern County$103,988 average, 2 employers$7,126 less than Los Angeles County
- Ventura County$91,368 average, 5 employers$19,746 less than Los Angeles County
- San Bernardino County$81,512 average, 4 employers$29,602 less than Los Angeles County
Where does Torrance rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1
All 134 California employers
Torrance ranks 99th of 134, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $104,744
The 24 employers in Los Angeles County
Torrance ranks 17th of 24, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $104,428
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 Torrance
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 55
- the most common formula among Torrance's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $9,185
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,302
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at Torrance
What is the average librarian salary at Torrance?
Librarians at Torrance who worked the full year earned an average of $92,960 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $90,678: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $73,445 to $101,816.
How much overtime do librarians at Torrance 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 Torrance?
$73,445 a year: the bottom of the official range for Torrance's Librarian title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year librarians averaged $92,960 in total pay.
How much does a library assistant make at Torrance?
Full-year library assistants at Torrance averaged $71,467 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $49,691 to $63,565.
What pension do librarians at Torrance get?
The most common pension formula among Torrance's librarians is 2% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,185 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Los Angeles County
- Long Beach$97,200 average total pay
- Pasadena$96,800 average total pay
- Santa Clarita$95,755 average total pay
- Santa Fe Springs$92,399 average total pay
- Burbank$90,345 average total pay
- Glendale$88,051 average total pay
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- 911 dispatcher salaries at Torrance$152,874 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at Torrance$112,978 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Torrance$204,906 average total pay
- Paramedic and EMT salaries at Torrance$98,311 average total pay
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Sources for the Torrance figures
Every person who held a librarian position at Torrance 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 Torrance.