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California State Library

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 167 employees with median total compensation of $80,960; the highest distinct record was $199,007.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $13.9M
Employees: 167
Median total: $80,960
Highest record: $199,007

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,778$175,277+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 167 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,960) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $81,999 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,389 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

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

$50,998

$63,564

$80,960

$101,222

$120,682

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,682 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $50,998. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Librarian

22 · $72,253

Library Technical Assistant I

20 · $55,016

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

19 · $81,876

Senior Librarian

11 · $91,407

Library Programs Consultant

9 · $104,914

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 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$13.4M —	179 —	$76,331 —
2024	$14.3M ▲ 7.0%	185 ▲ 3.4%	$76,737 ▲ 0.5%
2025	$13.9M ▼ 2.9%	167 ▼ 9.7%	$80,960 ▲ 5.5%

Record list

Employees

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Shivani Bose-Varela

Information Technology Supervisor II/California State Library

2025 total comp

$123,538

Base pay: $119,818
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,538
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,582
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1753001404001
Salary Total: $10,265
Total Pay: $123,538

At California State Library, Shivani Bose-Varela serves as a Information Technology Supervisor II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,538. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Daryl Martin

Information Technology Specialist I/California State Library

2025 total comp

$123,314

Base pay: $122,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,314
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1753001402002
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $123,314

At California State Library, Daryl Martin serves as a Information Technology Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,314. They are represented by R01.

Jacky Ng

Information Technology Specialist I/California State Library

2025 total comp

$123,314

Base pay: $122,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,314
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1753011402002
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $123,314

At California State Library, Jacky Ng serves as a Information Technology Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,314. They are represented by R01.

Pamela O'Quin

Information Technology Specialist I/California State Library

2025 total comp

$123,314

Base pay: $122,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,314
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1753001402003
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $123,314

Pamela O'Quin works as a Information Technology Specialist I for California State Library. Their status is full-time. Pamela earned $123,314 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Kreg Zimmerman

Information Technology Specialist I/California State Library

2025 total comp

$123,314

Base pay: $122,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,314
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1753001402005
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $123,314

Kreg Zimmerman is a Information Technology Specialist I at California State Library. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $123,314. They are represented by R01.

Sabah Eltareb

Principal Librarian/California State Library

2025 total comp

$122,836

Base pay: $119,116
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,836
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S21
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,228
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751002917001
Salary Total: $9,921
Total Pay: $122,836

Sabah Eltareb holds the role of Principal Librarian at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $122,836. Union affiliation: S21.

Lena Pham

Library Programs Consultant/California State Library

2025 total comp

$120,682

Base pay: $120,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $609
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,682
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1752002958005
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,682

Lena Pham holds the role of Library Programs Consultant at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $120,682. Union affiliation: R21.

Shana Sojoyner

Library Programs Consultant/California State Library

2025 total comp

$118,451

Base pay: $117,762
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $688
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,451
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1752002958006
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $118,451

Shana Sojoyner is a Library Programs Consultant at California State Library. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $118,451. Their bargaining unit is R21.

Christopher Durr

Library Programs Consultant/California State Library

2025 total comp

$118,233

Base pay: $117,474
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $758
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,233
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1752002958001
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $118,233

At California State Library, Christopher Durr serves as a Library Programs Consultant. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $118,233. Union affiliation: R21.