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California · 2026 pay · 123 people

How much does a library technical assistant make in California?

$112,274typical pay for a library technical assistant in 2026

$63,163 – $117,957what 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 7.5% from the same employers' year before.

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Where library technical assistants work

Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • Library Technical Assistant I7 people$12,788
  • Library Technical Assistant II6 people$56,360
  • Library Technical Assistant 165 people$107,650
  • Library Technical Assistant 242 people$122,319

Highest-paid library technical assistants, 2026

  1. 1Tony WongLibrary Technical Assistant 1 · San Francisco$208,102
  2. 2William ChingLibrary Technical Assistant 2 · San Francisco$125,896
  3. 3Ricardo CisnerosLibrary Technical Assistant 2 · San Francisco$125,728
  4. 4Andy GiangLibrary Technical Assistant 2 · San Francisco$125,212
  5. 5Cherie LiuLibrary Technical Assistant 2 · San Francisco$125,199

Common questions

How much does a library technical assistant make in California?

The typical library technical assistant was paid $112,274 in 2026; most earned between $63,163 and $117,957. This counts all 123 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for library technical assistants in 2026.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Library Technical Assistant, at any level (for example "Library Technical Assistant 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