California · 2025 pay · 68 people
How much does a library manager make in California?
$136,310typical pay for a library manager in 2025
$113,891 – $150,843what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.3% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.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 ↗
Where library managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Alameda County16 people$142,688
- Palos Verdes Library District7 people$150,612
- University of California, Berkeley6 people$99,351
- University of California, Los Angeles4 people$180,448
- City of Mountain View3 people$146,603
- Altadena Library District3 people$40,678
- University of California, Davis3 people$183,411
- University of California, Santa Cruz2 people$166,814
- City of Palm Desert2 people$139,610
- Orange County2 people$141,264
- City of San Marino2 people$46,317
- City of Tulare1 person$117,042
- City of Monterey Park1 person$79,171
- University of California, Merced1 person$107,554
- City of Brawley1 person$81,117
- City of South Pasadena1 person$110,673
- City of Colton1 person$140,660
- University of California, San Francisco1 person$123,986
- City of Oxnard1 person$173,228
- City of Orange1 person$116,076
- City of Monterey1 person$132,118
- University of California, Riverside1 person$124,604
- City of Monrovia1 person$178,694
- City of Calexico1 person$102,175
- Banning Library District1 person$78,038
- Kings County1 person$73,320
- City of Corona1 person$134,950
- City of Hemet1 person$135,018
- City of Imperial1 person$114,964
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Library Manager 19 people$102,921
- Library Manager26 people$117,376
- Library Manager I8 people$138,283
- Library Manager II10 people$148,419
- Library Manager 35 people$195,619
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$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 (this page)$136,310 (everyone)
Highest-paid library managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a library manager make in California?
The typical library manager was paid $136,310 in 2025; most earned between $113,891 and $150,843. This counts all 68 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for library managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Library Manager, at any level (for example "Library Manager 1"). 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