California / California State Library

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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

Page 1

Jessica Knox-Jensen

C.E.A./California State Library

2025 total comp

$159,015

Base pay: $155,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,251
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,015
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,375
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751017500001
Salary Total: $12,974
Total Pay: $159,015

Jessica Knox-Jensen is a C.E.A. at California State Library. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $159,015. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Natalie Furner

C.E.A./California State Library

2025 total comp

$156,364

Base pay: $155,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,364
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,375
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1752007500001
Salary Total: $12,974
Total Pay: $156,364

Natalie Furner holds the role of C.E.A. at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $156,364. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Thomas Negrete

Director, California Research Bureau (State Library)/California State Library

2025 total comp

$153,770

Base pay: $153,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,770
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,152
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751009804001
Salary Total: $12,757
Total Pay: $153,770

Thomas Negrete works as a Director, California Research Bureau (State Library) for California State Library. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $153,770 in 2025. Union affiliation: E99.