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Librarians in California

Want to work in California as a Librarian? Read this first!

10.2% Jobs Projection
$78,620 Median Salary
1,040 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Librarians in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Librarians in California is growing faster than average.

  • Librarians in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Librarians Work in California?

8,560 people worked as Librarians in 2018 in this state.

There were 8,940 Librarians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 380 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,690 Librarians working in it, which means California has more Librarians than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Librarians in this state are growing at a rate of 10.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.0%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,040 annual job openings, and a total of 10,800 jobs for California Librarians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,500 annual jobs and 150,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Librarians Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Librarians ranged from $50,200 to $120,220 with $78,620 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $24.13 to $57.8. The median hourly rate was $37.8.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $36.03 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.77.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Librarians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Librarians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,260 $80,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,530 $85,890
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 830 $70,640
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 600 $84,260
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 520 $73,980
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 450 $82,720
Fresno, CA 140 $82,750
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 140 $72,780
Santa Rosa, CA 110 $67,930
Bakersfield, CA 100 $77,510
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 90 $71,750
Salinas, CA 90 $73,950
Stockton-Lodi, CA 80 $71,760
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 70 $73,100
Modesto, CA 50 $64,790
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 50 $72,140
Chico, CA 50 $61,260
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 40 $78,970

Top States for Librarians Employment

View the list below to see where most Librarians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 12,690 $64,620
Texas 9,430 $59,730
California 8,560 $78,620
Illinois 6,040 $55,380
Pennsylvania 4,820 $55,770
Florida 4,790 $55,060
Massachusetts 4,520 $68,310
New Jersey 4,510 $64,320
North Carolina 4,370 $53,650
Virginia 4,130 $63,310
Ohio 3,880 $53,100
Michigan 3,680 $50,430
Washington 2,970 $72,690
Maryland 2,950 $69,900
Tennessee 2,630 $53,920
Georgia 2,550 $61,260
Louisiana 2,510 $52,660
Indiana 2,390 $45,150
Alabama 2,370 $55,970
Missouri 2,280 $48,760

Below are the states where Librarians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $81,770
California $78,620
Washington $72,690
Delaware $71,810
Alaska $70,560
Hawaii $70,060
Maryland $69,900
Nevada $69,350
Massachusetts $68,310
Rhode Island $68,290

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