City and County of San Francisco / Public Library / Librarian 1

Job-title file

Librarian 1

Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.

225 employees hold this title in Public Library. Median total compensation for the role is $126,995, above the department median of $116,613.

Employees: 225
Total payroll: $25.7M
Role median: $126,995
Agency median: $116,613
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$404$175,091+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 225 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Librarian 1 pay vs. the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area

Across all employers in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area, the median wage for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — about 1,940 people — is $101,490. Public Library pays a median base salary of $118,145 for this role, 16% above that figure — about the 70th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Library sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$61,200

$78,260

$101,490

$122,500

$130,710

Public Library median · $118,145

The bar is the range of annual wages for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists across every employer in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Library’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — about 133,790 people — is $68,270. Public Library’s median base salary is 73% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$43,660

$56,310

$68,270

$84,480

$103,990

Public Library median · $118,145

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 267 of 309 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Public Library is $156,185, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City and County of San Francisco

Librarian 1 is held in 2 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Public Library, the median of $126,995 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Municipal Transportation Agency

$171,533 · 1

Median total compensation for the Librarian 1 role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Librarian beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 32 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $156,316 ranks #1 of 32. See Librarian across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$149,365 · 299

City of San Jose

$142,838 · 64

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$119,187 · 523

$113,277 · 91

$112,505 · 78

$106,657 · 477

$101,664 · 384

$96,547 · 82

Median total compensation for comparable Librarianroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Andrew Ho

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$104,070

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $72,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,885
Benefits: $29,079
Total compensation: $104,070
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.61

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,202
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,856

At Public Library, Andrew Ho serves as a Librarian 1 within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.61 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,070. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Betsy Levine

Librarian 1/Public Library

2024 total comp

$103,433

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $65,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,164
Benefits: $26,841
Total compensation: $103,433
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.56

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $10,433
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,921

Betsy Levine is a Librarian 1 at Public Library within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.56 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $103,433. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Amanda Limcaco

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$102,829

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $72,693
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $942
Benefits: $29,193
Total compensation: $102,829
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.64

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,844
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,520

Amanda Limcaco is a Librarian 1 at Public Library within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.64 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $102,829. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Khanh Lu

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$101,406

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $70,114
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,583
Benefits: $28,709
Total compensation: $101,406
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.62

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,355
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,677

At Public Library, Khanh Lu serves as a Librarian 1 within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.62 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,406. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Sarah O'Neil

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$100,933

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $71,857
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,479
Benefits: $27,598
Total compensation: $100,933
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.59

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,689
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,121

At Public Library, Sarah O'Neil serves as a Librarian 1 within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.59 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,933. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Maggie Frankel

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$100,708

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $72,031
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $775
Benefits: $27,902
Total compensation: $100,708
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.59

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,713
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,486

Maggie Frankel holds the role of Librarian 1 at Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.59 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,708. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Jillian Kam

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$100,164

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $71,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,383
Benefits: $27,711
Total compensation: $100,164
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.58

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,559
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,496

Jillian Kam works as a Librarian 1 for Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.58 FTE. Jillian earned $100,164 in 2025. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Kevin Franke

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$99,311

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $69,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,171
Benefits: $28,427
Total compensation: $99,311
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.62

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,450
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,539

Kevin Franke works as a Librarian 1 for Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.62 FTE. Kevin earned $99,311 in 2025. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Deborah CluneyMay be multiple

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$99,121

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.68

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $13,526
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,288

Deborah Cluney appears in Public Library payroll as a Librarian 1, with $99,121 reported in 2025 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.

Nicole Wehrmeister

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$99,045

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $70,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,272
Benefits: $26,970
Total compensation: $99,045
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.58

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,516
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $4,855

Nicole Wehrmeister is a Librarian 1 at Public Library within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.58 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $99,045. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Rachel Garrett

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$98,742

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $70,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $689
Benefits: $27,687
Total compensation: $98,742
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.6

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,900
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,345

At Public Library, Rachel Garrett serves as a Librarian 1 within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.6 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,742. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Stephanie Gomes

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$97,871

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $68,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $975
Benefits: $27,934
Total compensation: $97,871
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.62

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,298
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,349

At Public Library, Stephanie Gomes serves as a Librarian 1 within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.62 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,871. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Jerry Dear

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$96,906

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $68,642
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,327
Benefits: $26,937
Total compensation: $96,906
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.56

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,166
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,481

At Public Library, Jerry Dear serves as a Librarian 1 within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.56 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $96,906. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.