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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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Michelle Alvarado

Library Programs Administrator/California State Library

2025 total comp

$131,269

Base pay: $130,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,269
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,246
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751012959002
Salary Total: $10,909
Total Pay: $131,269

Michelle Alvarado is a Library Programs Administrator at California State Library. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $131,269. Union affiliation: S21.

Reed Strege

Library Programs Administrator/California State Library

2025 total comp

$128,334

Base pay: $124,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,743
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,334
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,915
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1752002959001
Salary Total: $10,588
Total Pay: $128,334

Reed Strege holds the role of Library Programs Administrator at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,334. Their bargaining unit is S21.