University of California, San Diego (UCSD) librarian salary, 2025
University of California, San Diego is a campus of the University of California in San Diego County. 52 people worked as librarians for University of California, San Diego in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $127,949.
What is the average librarian salary at University of California, San Diego?
Official pay range2
$77,631 to $159,380
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest librarian title
Based on the 50 of 52 librarians who worked the full year.
Most of University of California, San Diego's librarians (30 of 52) hold the title Librarian-Career Status, with an official range of $98,667 to $159,380. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $135,513, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $127,231
- 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
- 16th
- of 134 California employers
What does each librarian title at University of California, San Diego 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.
- Assoc Librarian -Career Status$92,712
- Assoc Librarian-Potntl CareerFewer than 5
- Librarian-Career Non Rep$145,298
- Librarian-Career Status$135,513
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, San Diego
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 staff | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 52 | $77,631 to $159,380 | $127,949 |
| Library assistants | 73 | Not reported | Not reported |
Does University of California, San Diego pay librarians more than other employers in San Diego County?
Average total pay of full-year librarians: University of California, San Diego next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- University of California, San Diego$127,949
- All employers in San Diego County$106,093
- All employers in California$108,032
Full-year librarians at University of California, San Diego earned $21,856 more than the San Diego County average and $19,917 more than the California average.
Average librarian pay in San Diego County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year librarians across all employers in each county that borders San Diego County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Orange County$109,523 average, 15 employers$3,430 more than San Diego County
- Riverside County$106,165 average, 8 employers$72 more than San Diego County
- Imperial CountyNo employerNo librarian employer in Imperial County has a page here.
Where does University of California, San Diego 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, San Diego ranks 16th of 134, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $104,744
The 11 employers in San Diego County
University of California, San Diego ranks 2nd of 11, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $105,421
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, San Diego
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, San Diego's librarians
- Employer pension contribution
- $9,481
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $15,381
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about librarian pay at University of California, San Diego
What is the average librarian salary at University of California, San Diego?
Librarians at University of California, San Diego who worked the full year earned an average of $127,949 in 2025. The middle librarian earned $127,231: 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, San Diego 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 San Diego County
- Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District$123,719 average total pay
- California State University, San Marcos$112,918 average total pay
- San Diego State University$108,909 average total pay
- San Diego$105,421 average total pay
- Coronado$94,488 average total pay
- San Diego County$94,087 average total pay
- Highest librarian salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Nurse salaries at University of California, San Diego$172,285 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in San Diego CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the University of California, San Diego figures
Every person who held a librarian position at University of California, San Diego 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, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by the University of California for University of California, San Diego.
- 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.
- 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.