City and County of San Francisco / Public Library

Agency file

Public Library

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Public Library supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 980 employees with median total compensation of $116,613; the highest distinct record was $412,386.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $113M
Employees: 980
Median total: $116,613
Highest record: $412,386

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$404$242,926+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 980 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($116,613) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $80,054 (69%)
Overtime — $630 (1%)
Other — $1,791 (2%)
Benefits — $32,820 (28%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$45,896

$63,830

$116,613

$161,257

$187,671

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $187,671 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,896. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Library Page

227 · $58,238

Librarian 1

216 · $130,806

Library Assistant

89 · $91,677

Library Technical Assistant 1

71 · $136,577

Librarian 2

64 · $187,614

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$112.3M —	1,009 —	$109,076 —
2025	$113M ▲ 0.6%	980 ▼ 2.9%	$116,613 ▲ 6.9%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Library Ramsey County, Minnesota75% match
Libraries Miami-Dade County67% match
Chicago Public Library City of Chicago64% match
Library Reference Services Metro Nashville61% match
Library Department City of Phoenix, Arizona48% match
Enoch Pratt Free Library (066) City of Baltimore42% match

Record list

Employees

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Sylvia Rowan

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$481

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $382
Benefits: $99
Total compensation: $481
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $29
Retirement Contribution: $70

Sylvia Rowan holds the role of Librarian 1 at Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $481. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Barbara Warden

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$470

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $374
Benefits: $96
Total compensation: $470
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $28
Retirement Contribution: $68

Barbara Warden works as a Librarian 1 for Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service. Barbara earned $470 in 2025. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Randi Hermening

Library Page/Public Library

2025 total comp

$464

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7
Benefits: $89
Total compensation: $464
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Job Code: 3602
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $28
Retirement Contribution: $61

Randi Hermening holds the role of Library Page at Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $464. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Mei Hung

Librarian 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$404

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $322
Benefits: $83
Total compensation: $404
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Job Code: 3630
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $24
Retirement Contribution: $59

Mei Hung works as a Librarian 1 for Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service. Mei earned $404 in 2025. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.