California public employers · 2026 pay · 715 people
How much does a library associate make in California public employers?
$30,225typical pay for a library associate in 2026
$19,842 – $38,532what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026). Typical pay rose 35.6% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from 5 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- City of Richmond · ci.richmond.ca.us ↗
Where library associates work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles County378 people$29,855
- City of Chula Vista40 people$16,503
- Kern County39 people$46,889
- San Luis Obispo County38 people$52,684
- Solano County29 people$73,872
- Napa County26 people$26,459
- City of Oceanside24 people$17,298
- City of Burbank22 people$40,015
- Sonoma County Library22 people$42,570
- City of Alameda15 people$24,920
- City of Santa Ana15 people$18,927
- City of Monrovia11 people$23,764
- City of Palo Alto9 people$98,199
- City of Irvine9 people$25,858
- Sacramento Public Library Authority9 people$57,104
- Yolo County7 people$68,415
- Beaumont Library District6 people$24,438
- City of Riverside4 people$73,556
- City of Carmel-by-the-Sea3 people$83,664
- San Bernardino County2 people$24,046
- City of Hemet2 people$67,737
- City of Victorville2 people$39,356
- Richmond1 person$94,049
- City of St. Helena1 person$72,241
- San Diego County1 person$101,041
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Library Associate I51 people$18,013
- Library Associate II32 people$23,171
- Library Associate594 people$30,536
- Library Associate III38 people$52,684
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Library Intern$4,070 (everyone)
- Library Associate (this page)$30,225 (everyone)
- Supervising Library Assistant$54,585 (everyone)
- Senior Library Assistant$59,378 (everyone)
- Senior Library Associate$68,789 (everyone)
- Library Assistant$74,375
- Library Supervisor$78,429 (everyone)
- Library Assistant Senior$87,743 (everyone)
- Lead Library Assistant$92,272 (everyone)
- Library Assistant Manager$113,019 (everyone)
- Library Manager$136,310 (everyone)
Highest-paid library associates, 2026
- 1Wolfgang MollLibrary Associate · Richmond$94,049
- 2Margarita S FloresLibrary Associate · Los Angeles County$57,971
- 3Jessica AlvaradoLibrary Associate · Los Angeles County$52,129
- 4Jesus M NavarroLibrary Associate · Los Angeles County$50,965
- 5Yi-Farn ChuLibrary Associate · Los Angeles County$43,733
Common questions
How much does a library associate make in California public employers?
The typical library associate was paid $30,225 in 2026; most earned between $19,842 and $38,532. This counts all 715 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.6% of all pay for library associates in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Library Associate, at any level (for example "Library Associate I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this