Tables for Placements and Salaries 2005 cont.

-- Library Journal, 10/15/2006

TABLE 1 Status of 2005 Graduates in Library Professions
TABLE 2 Placements & Full-Time Salaries of 2005 U.S. Graduates/Summary by Region
TABLE 3 2005 Total Graduates & Placements by School
TABLE 4 Placements by Type of Organization
TABLE 5 Average Salary Index Starting Library Positions, 1990-2005
TABLE 6 Salaries of Reporting Professionals by Area of Job Assignment
TABLE 7 Comparison of Salaries by Type of Organization
TABLE 8 Placements and Full-Time Salaries of Reporting 2005 Graduates

Back to Starting Pay Breaks $40K—Placements and Salaries 2005

TABLE 5 AVERAGE SALARY INDEXSTARTING LIBRARY POSITIONS, 1990–2005

YEAR	Library Schools*	Avg. Beginning Salary	$ Increase in Avg. Salary	Salary Index	BLS-CPI**
1990	38	$25,306	$725	143.03	130.7
1991	46	25,583	277	144.59	136.2
1992	41	26,666	1,083	150.71	140.5
1993	50	27,116	450	153.26	144.4
1994	43	28,086	970	158.74	148.4
1995	41	28,997	911	163.89	152.5
1996	44	29,480	483	166.62	159.1
1997	43	30,270	790	171.05	161.6
1998	47	31,915	1,645	180.38	164.3
1999	37	33,976	2,061	192.03	168.7
2000	37	34,871	895	197.26	175.1
2001	40	36,818	1,947	208.09	177.1
2002	30	37,456	638	211.7	179.9
2003	43	37,975	519	214.63	184
2004	46	39,079	1,104	220.87	188.9
2005	37	40,118	1,039	226.75	195.3
* Includes U.S. schools only. **U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, all items, 1982-1984=100. The average beginning professional salary for that period was $17,693.

TABLE 6 SALARIES OF REPORTING PROFESSIONALS* BY AREA OF JOB ASSIGNMENT

ASSIGNMENT	No.	% of Total	Low Salary	High Salary	Average Salary	Median Salary
Acquisitions	16	1.30%	$13,000	$51,500	$32,401	$32,000
Administration	61	4.97	21,000	84,000	37,988	35,500
Adult Services	50	4.07	20,000	53,304	36,047	35,950
Archives	52	4.23	24,000	60,000	37,668	37,000
Automation/Systems	10	0.81	28,000	85,000	44,972	39,750
Cataloging & Classification	75	6.11	18,000	135,000	37,130	35,000
Children’s Services	79	6.43	14,400	50,000	36,363	37,000
Circulation	37	3.01	22,000	54,943	35,827	36,000
Collection Development	16	1.30	22,880	85,000	40,310	40,000
Database Management	7	0.57	30,000	60,000	42,833	44,500
Electronic or Digital Services	26	2.12	16,500	65,000	41,344	41,000
Government Documents	5	0.41	24,000	40,000	33,600	33,500
Indexing/Abstracting	4	0.33	25,000	55,000	39,625	39,250
Info Technology	30	2.44	31,000	80,000	48,402	47,400
Instruction	33	2.69	30,000	80,000	40,904	39,000
Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery	16	1.30	19,000	60,000	35,511	34,500
Knowledge Management	9	0.73	33,310	88,000	51,451	47,800
Other	128	10.42	17,000	100,000	45,510	41,750
Reference/Info Services	238	19.38	21,000	75,000	38,522	37,746
School Library Media Specialist	226	18.40	18,000	82,900	42,731	40,000
Solo Librarian	33	2.69	12,000	75,000	41,416	41,000
Tech Services/Serials	6	0.49	24,211	35,000	29,869	30,750
Usability/Usability Testing	11	0.90	48,000	90,000	65,611	62,500
Youth Services	60	4.89	27,000	60,000	37,370	36,000
TOTAL	1228	100.00	12,000	135,000	40,163	38,000
*This table represents only full-time placements reported by job assignment. Some individuals omitted placement information, rendering some information unusable. Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of placements.

TABLE 7 COMPARISON OF SALARIES BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION*

	Total	SALARIES		LOW SALARY		HIGH SALARY		AVERAGE SALARY			MEDIAN SALARY
	Placements	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	All	Women	Men	All
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Northeast	102	77	17	$17,000	$26,000	$54,000	$52,000	$35,548	$38,571	$36,094	$36,000	$39,500	$36,350
Southeast	59	42	13	25,000	25,207	42,000	44,000	33,391	34,794	33,722	33,269	35,000	33,500
Midwest	136	100	23	20,000	25,000	48,000	44,000	34,320	33,940	34,249	35,000	33,925	34,027
Southwest	18	14	4	14,400	32,000	43,000	41,018	32,239	35,569	32,979	33,950	34,620	34,379
West	35	29	1	33,800	55,288	57,000	55,288	43,884	55,288	44,264	42,000	55,288	42,250
Canada/Intl.	4	2		37,872		40,575		39,224		39,224	39,224	39,224
ALL PUBLIC	357	264	58	14,400	25,000	57,000	55,288	35,528	35,969	35,607	35,100	35,087	35,100
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Northeast	93	77	11	20,000	20,000	67,000	56,000	41,775	39,936	41,573	39,000	38,000	39,000
Southeast	42	32	5	18,000	33,000	55,000	42,000	37,579	36,200	37,393	36,640	35,000	36,450
Midwest	69	56	10	21,000	32,500	80,000	80,000	44,698	52,400	45,865	41,425	51,500	41,950
Southwest	13	12		26,000		46,000		36,085		36,085	37,000		37,000
West	25	20	3	35,500	40,000	82,900	75,000	52,777	52,667	52,762	48,500	40,000	48,000
Canada/Intl.	1		1		30,000		30,000		30,000	30,000		30,000	30,000
ALL SCHOOL	249	197	30	18,000	20,000	82,900	80,000	42,579	44,410	42,823	37,150	40,500	40,000
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Northeast	93	71	16	13,000	30,000	53,000	51,000	36,891	38,750	37,233	37,000	38,250	38,000
Southeast	62	43	14	22,000	24,000	52,700	56,800	37,888	40,521	38,535	38,000	40,000	38,000
Midwest	95	60	26	12,000	22,000	75,000	53,000	36,627	36,554	36,605	36,750	37,040	37,000
Southwest	21	14	5	18,000	30,500	47,000	42,000	34,675	36,460	35,145	35,500	37,800	37,800
West	35	24	11	22,000	37,000	85,000	85,000	42,414	47,955	44,156	40,000	42,000	40,000
Canada/Intl.	9	3	1	40,575	48,691	52,300	48,691	44,784	48,691	45,761	41,477	48,691	45,084
ALL ACADEMIC	319	215	73	12,000	22,000	85,000	85,000	37,570	39,705	38,111	37,608	39,000	38,000
SPECIAL LIBRARIES
Northeast	36	29	6	27,500	30,000	65,000	75,000	41,887	49,333	42,965	42,000	50,000	42,000
Southeast	26	21	4	28,000	25,000	57,000	55,000	40,429	40,000	40,360	40,000	40,000	40,000
Midwest	23	18	4	21,840	33,000	75,000	44,000	39,651	39,250	39,578	37,750	40,000	39,000
Southwest	5	4	1	19,000	38,000	44,000	38,000	31,500	38,000	32,800	31,500	38,000	35,000
West	16	10	5	32,000	32,500	57,000	67,000	45,650	52,300	47,867	45,400	54,000	50,000
ALL SPECIAL	110	82	20	19,000	25,000	75,000	75,000	40,907	45,625	41,779	40,000	41,000	40,000
GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES
Northeast	4	2	2	33,500	32,000	75,000	43,000	54,250	37,500	45,400	54,250	37,500	43,000
Southeast	26	16	8	24,000	26,010	67,000	65,000	42,350	44,776	42,974	43,250	44,850	44,100
Midwest	9	6	2	23,000	43,000	36,300	50,000	31,350	46,500	35,138	32,400	46,500	32,900
West	2	2		33,000		38,000		35,500		35,500	35,500		35,500
Canada/Intl.	3	1		25,702		25,702		25,702		25,702	25,702		25,702
ALL GOVERNMENT	46	27	12	23,000	26,010	75,000	65,000	40,247	43,851	41,381	37,150	43,925	43,000]
LIBRARY CO-OP./NETWORKS
Midwest	2	2		34,000		40,000		37,000		37,000	37,000		37,000
ALL CO-OP./NETS.	2	2		34,000		40,000		37,000		37,000	37,000		37,000
VENDORS
Northeast	7	5	2	38,400	34,500	48,000	43,000	41,680	38,750	40,843	40,000	38,750	40,000
Southeast	4	3	1	34,000	25,000	80,000	25,000	51,333	25,000	44,750	40,000	25,000	37,000
Midwest	7	5	1	24,960	45,000	47,500	45,000	37,692	45,000	38,910	37,000	45,000	41,000
West	2	2		55,000		55,000		55,000		55,000	55,000		55,000
ALL VENDORS	20	15	4	24,960	25,000	80,000	45,000	44,057	36,875	42,545	40,000	38,750	40,000
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Northeast	34	24	7	24,000	27,800	85,000	80,000	44,284	40,543	43,439	41,000	32,000	39,000
Southeast	26	18	4	28,800	56,000	65,650	100,000	47,264	79,750	53,170	50,000	81,500	53,750
Midwest	46	20	16	25,000	21,800	135,000	85,000	46,825	48,831	47,717	42,000	45,000	42,500
Southwest	13	11	1	16,500	45,000	77,500	45,000	42,715	45,000	42,905	43,000	45,000	44,000
West	26	14	8	40,000	32,000	90,000	85,000	59,661	61,813	60,444	60,000	71,250	62,500
Canada/Intl.	3	1	1	45,000	45,000	45,000	45,000	45,000	45,000	45,000	45,000	45,000	45,000
ALL OTHER	185	88	37	16,500	21,800	135,000	100,000	47,463	51,934	48,873	43,000	45,000	44,150
*This table represents only full-time salaries and placements reported by type. Some individuals omitted placement information, rendering some information unusable. Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of total placements due to completeness of the data reported by individuals and schools

TABLE 8 PLACEMENTS AND FULL-TIME SALARIES OF REPORTING 2005 GRADUATES*

		SALARIES		LOW SALARY		HIGH SALARY		AVERAGE SALARY			MEDIAN SALARY
Schools	Total Placements	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	All	Women	Men	All
Alabama	11	11		$18,000		$43,710		$35,268		$35,268	$40,000		$40,000
Alberta	8	7	1	25,702	$48,691	52,300	$48,691	41,214	48,691	42,149	40,575	$48,691	41,026
Buffalo	36	30	6	24,000	32,000	56,000	42,000	36,388	37,167	36,517	36,818	37,500	36,943
Cal State–Long Beach	5	4		45,000		82,900		59,975		59,975	56,000		56,000
Catholic	33	23	10	30,000	26,010	80,000	75,000	46,428	42,626	45,276	42,000	39,875	41,000
Clarion	30	19	6	12,000	28,600	54,000	51,000	31,779	38,346	33,303	31,800	36,587	32,250
Dominican	75	59	7	16,500	34,000	60,000	55,000	37,700	43,143	38,277	38,000	41,000	38,250
Drexel	17	12	5	31,000	26,000	85,000	47,800	44,587	40,260	43,314	40,588	43,000	42,000
Emporia	26	15	6	21,000	24,000	42,000	50,000	32,769	37,833	34,216	34,000	40,500	35,000
Hawaii	16	14	1	31,000	40,000	61,353	40,000	46,454	40,000	46,024	46,000	40,000	46,000
Illinois	42	32	7	28,000	32,500	75,000	85,000	43,194	45,800	43,662	40,000	39,000	40,000
Indiana	66	43	19	24,000	24,000	135,000	88,000	40,201	39,971	40,130	36,600	36,600	36,600
Iowa	7	3	4	30,000	31,500	36,500	35,000	33,000	33,600	33,343	32,500	33,950	33,900
Kent State	62	40	16	23,700	21,800	75,000	68,500	37,463	37,596	37,501	35,000	36,755	35,951
Kentucky	18	13	5	28,000	25,000	38,000	56,800	32,848	32,961	32,880	32,500	25,207	32,500
Long Island	44	37	6	14,000	41,000	54,000	51,000	42,523	44,200	42,757	42,000	44,200	44,200
Louisiana State	15	10	4	26,000	33,000	46,000	43,000	33,543	37,625	34,709	32,750	37,250	33,189
Michigan	87	44	27	29,000	38,000	90,000	100,000	47,691	57,111	51,273	45,000	47,500	45,000
Missouri-Columbia	14	10	2	24,000	25,000	40,000	26,520	32,297	25,760	31,208	32,050	25,760	30,750
N.C. Central	28	20	4	22,000	24,000	55,000	47,500	35,278	32,933	34,887	35,456	30,116	34,500
N.C. Greensboro	13	10	1	25,000	42,000	45,000	42,000	34,560	42,000	35,236	35,000	42,000	35,000
North Texas	6	3	2	28,000	45,000	44,000	45,000	38,000	45,000	40,800	42,000	45,000	40,800
Oklahoma	17	15	2	14,400	32,000	45,000	35,000	28,643	33,500	29,215	29,900	33,500	30,000
Pittsburgh	46	38	6	13,000	30,000	65,000	63,000	34,420	41,750	35,420	34,500	37,250	35,000
Queens College	28	18	5	26,000	34,000	67,000	60,000	40,556	41,800	40,826	37,500	38,000	38,000
Rhode Island	14	11	2	25,000	40,000	56,000	50,000	39,015	45,000	39,936	38,900	45,000	39,000
Rutgers	16	14	2	37,000	39,000	65,000	49,000	47,445	44,000	47,015	45,000	44,000	45,000
San Jose	62	53	5	32,000	32,000	90,000	75,000	47,339	50,800	47,637	43,000	53,000	43,500
Simmons	131	102	20	6,000	29,000	84,000	75,000	37,703	37,344	37,767	37,000	35,000	36,500
South Florida	23	13	5	27,000	32,400	45,000	35,000	36,015	34,070	35,475	35,000	34,000	34,925
St. John’s	15	10	4	34,800	35,900	57,558	52,000	42,192	43,725	42,630	40,273	43,500	40,273
Syracuse	24	19	3	17,000	20,000	53,000	41,018	35,792	31,339	35,568	37,000	33,000	37,000
Tennessee	25	16	7	27,435	33,000	55,800	51,500	35,611	41,314	37,347	34,500	42,000	35,000
Texas (Austin)	41	32	10	25,064	30,500	65,000	75,000	41,265	40,434	41,067	38,983	37,900	38,483
Washington	28	18	9	33,800	37,000	65,000	67,000	46,014	50,754	47,594	44,700	55,288	48,000
Wayne State	62	53	7	20,000	31,500	80,000	80,000	39,753	41,869	40,000	37,000	37,080	37,000
Wisconsin-Madison	38	28	7	25,500	28,000	49,815	53,000	37,847	39,507	38,179	37,858	40,000	38,000
Wisconsin-Milwaukee	20	13	6	23,000	31,000	48,624	56,000	35,394	41,917	37,454	34,500	40,740	37,000
*This table represents only placements and salaries reported as full time. Some individuals or schools omitted some information, rendering information unusable. Comparisons with other tables will show different numbers of placements and salaries.