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Librarians Salary in Salinas, California

The annual salary statistics of librarians in Salinas, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of librarians in Salinas is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Librarians in Salinas, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,470
25th Percentile Wage
$58,350
50th Percentile Wage
$73,950
75th Percentile Wage
$97,430
90th Percentile Wage
$115,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,470.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$73,950
10.95% 13.63%
2017
$65,850
3.01% -
2016
$63,870
8.00% -
2015
$58,760
1.62% -
2014
$57,810
-4.58% -
2013
$60,460
-5.64% -
2012
$63,870
- -

Table 2. Compare Librarians Salary in Salinas with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,950 in Salinas is in the middle of salary range for librarians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of librarians in Salinas is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 50.0 percent (50.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$85,890
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$84,260
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$83,080
Fresno
$82,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$82,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$80,010
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$78,970
Bakersfield-Delano
$77,510
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$77,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$76,960
Napa
$74,740
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$73,980
Salinas
$73,950
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$73,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$73,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$72,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$72,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$72,140
Stockton
$71,760
Vallejo-Fairfield
$71,750
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$70,640
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$67,930
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$67,120
Modesto
$64,790
Chico
$61,260
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,710
Madera-Chowchilla
$57,740
Visalia-Porterville
$56,810
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,420
Merced
$52,140
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$51,710
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$48,810
El Centro
$42,840
Yuba City
$36,950

See also: Top paying jobs in Salinas, California.