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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

Cindy Zalog

Staff Services Manager I/California State Library

2023 total comp

$91,722

Base pay: $85,934
Overtime: $179
Other pay: $5,608
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,722
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,470
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1752004800946
Salary Total: $7,470
Total Pay: $91,722

Cindy Zalog holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $91,722. Union affiliation: S01.

John Cornelison

Senior Librarian/California State Library

2025 total comp

$91,707

Base pay: $91,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,707
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,823
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751002943002
Salary Total: $7,588
Total Pay: $91,707

John Cornelison holds the role of Senior Librarian at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,707. Their bargaining unit is R21.

Maeve Roche

Senior Librarian/California State Library

2025 total comp

$91,707

Base pay: $91,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,707
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,823
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751002943003
Salary Total: $7,588
Total Pay: $91,707

Maeve Roche works as a Senior Librarian for California State Library. Their status is full-time. Maeve earned $91,707 in 2025. They are represented by R21.

Suzanne Grimshaw

Senior Librarian/California State Library

2025 total comp

$91,407

Base pay: $91,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,407
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,823
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751052943001
Salary Total: $7,588
Total Pay: $91,407

At California State Library, Suzanne Grimshaw serves as a Senior Librarian. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,407. Their bargaining unit is R21.

Michael Mccurdy

Senior Librarian/California State Library

2025 total comp

$91,407

Base pay: $91,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,407
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,823
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751042943003
Salary Total: $7,588
Total Pay: $91,407

Michael Mccurdy holds the role of Senior Librarian at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,407. Their bargaining unit is R21.

William Riddle

Senior Librarian/California State Library

2025 total comp

$91,407

Base pay: $91,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,407
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,823
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751042943001
Salary Total: $7,588
Total Pay: $91,407

William Riddle holds the role of Senior Librarian at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,407. They are represented by R21.

Bradley Seybold

Senior Librarian/California State Library

2025 total comp

$91,407

Base pay: $91,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,407
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,823
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751042943002
Salary Total: $7,588
Total Pay: $91,407

Bradley Seybold holds the role of Senior Librarian at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,407. They are represented by R21.

Paula Ferguson

Associate Accounting Analyst/California State Library

2025 total comp

$91,346

Base pay: $90,746
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,346
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,929
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1754064588001
Salary Total: $7,691
Total Pay: $91,346

Paula Ferguson holds the role of Associate Accounting Analyst at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,346. Union affiliation: R01.

Sumeet Bedi

Research Data Specialist I/California State Library

2025 total comp

$91,161

Base pay: $90,561
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,161
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,098
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751005742003
Salary Total: $7,855
Total Pay: $91,161

At California State Library, Sumeet Bedi serves as a Research Data Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,161. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Monica Rivas-Hernandez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/California State Library

2025 total comp

$90,892

Base pay: $90,292
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,892
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1752015393712
Salary Total: $7,521
Total Pay: $90,892

Monica Rivas-Hernandez holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at California State Library. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,892. They are represented by R01.

Jeffery Barbosa

Information Officer I (Specialist)/California State Library

2025 total comp

$89,692

Base pay: $89,092
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,648
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1751075601002
Salary Total: $7,348
Total Pay: $89,692

Jeffery Barbosa works as a Information Officer I (Specialist) for California State Library. Their status is full-time. Jeffery earned $89,692 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.