University of California, Merced librarian salary, 2025

University of California, Merced is a campus of the University of California in Merced County. 8 people worked as librarians for University of California, Merced in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $120,751.

What is the average librarian salary at University of California, Merced?

Official pay range2

$77,631 to $159,380

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

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$120,751

average base pay $120,751

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

Median total pay
$114,862
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
27th
of 134 California employers

What does each librarian title at University of California, Merced 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.1,2 The University of California reported its librarians' ranges as zero, so the ranges here are the University's librarian salary scales in force at the start of 2025: the lowest to the highest step for assistant, associate and full librarians (Table 26B for librarians in the union, Table 26A for the rest). Library assistants and law librarians have no range here.

  1. Associate Librarian -Career Status$77,631 to $115,768 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Associate Librarian-Potential Career$77,631 to $115,768 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Librarian-Career Status$98,667 to $159,380 · 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 University of California, Merced

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 bottom and top of each rank's salary schedules in the City's agreements, from June 29, 2025. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1,2,3

Library staffPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Librarians8$77,631 to $159,380$120,751
Library assistants10Not reportedNot reported

Does University of California, Merced pay librarians more than other employers in Merced County?

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

Full-year librarians at University of California, Merced earned $6,684 more than the Merced County average and $12,719 more than the California average.

Average librarian pay in Merced County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders Merced County, and how much more or less it pays.1

Merced County Shades match the state map.

Where does University of California, Merced rank among California employers?

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

All 134 California employers

University of California, Merced ranks 27th of 134, above the middle employer.

University of California, Merced
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $104,744

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 University of California, Merced

As reported by the university. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year librarian, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
Not reported
the most common formula among University of California, Merced's librarians
Employer pension contribution
$8,613
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,112
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about librarian pay at University of California, Merced

What is the average librarian salary at University of California, Merced?

Librarians at University of California, Merced who worked the full year earned an average of $120,751 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $114,862: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its librarian titles runs from $77,631 to $159,380.

How much overtime do librarians at University of California, Merced 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.

More salaries in Merced County

Sources for the University of California, Merced figures

Every person who held a librarian position at University of California, Merced 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, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by the University of California for University of California, Merced.
  2. University of California Office of the President, Academic Salary Scales 2024-25, Table 26B: Represented Librarian Series: annual salary steps for assistant, associate and full librarians, effective November 1, 2024.
  3. University of California Office of the President, Academic Salary Scales 2024-25, Table 26A: Non-Represented Librarian Series: annual salary steps for librarians outside the union, effective July 1, 2024.

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