City of San Jose / Library / Librarian II
Job-title file
Manage collections and information services and help patrons with research and access.
63 employees hold this title in Library. Median total compensation for the role is $143,020, above the department median of $37,851.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 63 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
Across all employers in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area, the median wage for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — about 700 people — is $103,240. Library pays a median base salary of $119,451 for this role, 16% above that figure — about the 70th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists across every employer in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows 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. Library’s median base salary is 75% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Library is $142,838, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 32 jurisdictions. In City of San Jose, the median of $142,838 ranks #3 of 32. See Librarian across all of City of San Jose →
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
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Jo-Ann Wang works as a Librarian II for Library. Jo-Ann earned $184,123 in 2025.
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Yannina Yang works as a Librarian II for Library. Yannina earned $172,169 in 2025.
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Dawn Imada works as a Librarian II for Library. Dawn earned $172,138 in 2025.
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Lucia Farnham-Hudson is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $172,136.
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Michele Rowic is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $169,645.
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Ila Langner is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $169,313.
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Karolina Gorgolewski works as a Librarian II for Library. Karolina earned $169,262 in 2025.
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John Savercool is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $169,212.
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Daniel Ong is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $165,174.
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Eun Lee holds the role of Librarian II at Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $165,006.
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Narineh Ferderer is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $164,437.
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Natasha Lowell holds the role of Librarian II at Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $162,870.
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Leigh Dewis holds the role of Librarian II at Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $161,298.
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At Library, Jenney Nguyen serves as a Librarian II. Their 2025 pay totaled $160,835.
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Shih Kao works as a Librarian II for Library. Shih earned $160,815 in 2025.
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Padmashree Gadde works as a Librarian II for Library. Padmashree earned $160,178 in 2025.
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Randall Studstill is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $159,331.
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Todd Tyrna works as a Librarian II for Library. Todd earned $157,889 in 2025.
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At Library, Jessica Lundin serves as a Librarian II. Their 2025 pay totaled $155,705.
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At Library, Binh Tran serves as a Librarian II. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,949.
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At Library, Katherine Donahue serves as a Librarian II. Their 2025 pay totaled $152,270.
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Justin Sana works as a Librarian II for Library. Justin earned $151,027 in 2025.
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Stephanie James is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $150,980.
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Elizabeth Barragan works as a Librarian II for Library. Elizabeth earned $146,039 in 2025.
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Eboni Harris holds the role of Librarian II at Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $145,106.
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Lisa Molson works as a Librarian II for Library. Lisa earned $144,857 in 2025.
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Marsha Malcolm holds the role of Librarian II at Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,067.
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At Library, Elizabeth Allen serves as a Librarian II. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,025.
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Maggie Kuo works as a Librarian II for Library. Maggie earned $143,680 in 2025.
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At Library, Sarah Kishler serves as a Librarian II. Their 2025 pay totaled $143,645.
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Jeana Clampitt works as a Librarian II for Library. Jeana earned $143,341 in 2025.
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At Library, Aasia Ali serves as a Librarian II. Their 2025 pay totaled $143,020.
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Jessica Chung holds the role of Librarian II at Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,655.
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Tiffany Garcia is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $142,561.
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Lessa Spitzer holds the role of Librarian II at Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $141,161.
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At Library, Jefferey Brenion serves as a Librarian II. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,075.
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Cassidy Pham works as a Librarian II for Library. Cassidy earned $140,804 in 2025.
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Laurel Papadopoulos is a Librarian II at Library. 2025 total compensation came to $139,635.
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At Library, Marie Sollitt serves as a Librarian II. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,738.
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Marian Nguyen holds the role of Librarian II at Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $138,266.