*This table represents only placements reported by type. Some individuals omitted placement or gender information, rendering some information unusable. Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of placements.
TABLE 5 AVERAGE SALARY INDEX STARTING LIBRARY POSITIONS, 1990–2006
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
211.70
179.9
2003
43
37,975
519
214.63
184.0
2004
46
39,079
1,104
220.87
188.9
2005
37
40,115
1,036
226.73
195.3
2006
45
41,014
899
231.81
201.6
** 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
22
1.54%
$25,000
$62,000
$38,894
$39,150
Administration
80
5.61
11,000
120,000
43,303
40,000
Adult Services
37
2.60
22,000
62,000
37,080
36,000
Archives
46
3.23
23,956
50,000
35,212
35,000
Automation/Systems
7
0.49
36,000
50,000
42,990
42,000
Cataloging & Classification
84
5.89
15,000
52,000
35,976
36,000
Children's Services
99
6.95
24,000
60,000
38,037
37,560
Circulation
43
3.02
19,000
56,000
32,334
30,000
Collection Development
16
1.12
30,000
60,000
40,146
40,160
Database Management
17
1.19
25,480
68,000
43,646
44,000
Electronic or Digital Services
28
1.96
28,900
10,000
43,366
40,750
Government Documents
7
0.49
25,000
50,200
38,743
42,000
Indexing/Abstracting
3
0.21
38,000
43,000
40,000
39,000
Info Technology
71
4.98
24,000
110,000
53,083
50,000
Instruction
41
2.88
20,000
55,000
41,175
41,000
Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery
15
1.05
26,500
50,000
37,378
37,000
Knowledge Management
17
1.19
26,000
100,000
55,500
55,000
Other
134
9.40
20,000
92,000
41,581
40,000
Reference/Info Services
301
21.12
22,000
70,000
40,292
39,000
School Library Media Specialist
212
14.88
21,000
85,000
42,542
42,000
Solo Librarian
44
3.09
18,000
74,000
41,850
39,550
Telecommunications
1
0.07
66,000
66,000
66,000
66,000
Usability/Usability Testing
17
1.19
24,000
84,000
61,059
62,500
Webmaster
1
0.07
58,000
58,000
58,000
58,000
Youth Services
80
5.61
15,000
60,000
37,199
36,246
Total
1425
100.00
11,000
120,000
41,102
40,000
*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
96
77
15
$22,880
$28,000
$51,000
$55,000
$37,484
$38,770
$37,675
$37,500
$38,000
$37,500
Southeast
102
76
21
16,600
27,000
53,000
46,000
34,881
35,418
34,946
35,000
35,000
35,000
Midwest
111
86
13
15,000
30,000
54,900
47,000
35,171
35,106
35,109
36,000
33,100
35,525
Southwest
42
30
10
20,000
28,000
63,000
49,000
38,270
37,900
38,178
38,100
40,000
38,600
West
79
59
9
30,000
31,000
63,000
62,000
44,665
46,056
44,849
43,000
45,000
44,500
Canada/International
12
10
2
28,000
28,268
65,960
37,691
43,902
32,980
42,802
42,968
32,980
40,377
ALL PUBLIC
446
368
70
15,000
27,000
65,960
62,000
37,825
37,731
37,875
37,500
37,521
37,500
School Libraries
Northeast
78
67
6
12,000
37,000
62,000
45,000
42,177
40,387
42,137
42,000
40,000
42,000
Southeast
65
50
13
23,300
30,000
74,000
51,000
40,633
40,115
40,526
40,000
40,000
40,000
Midwest
39
32
2
21,000
45,000
67,000
85,000
43,745
65,000
44,825
45,000
65,000
45,000
Southwest
39
33
2
21,000
47,000
53,000
49,000
40,747
48,000
41,162
42,000
48,000
42,000
West
16
12
3
36,000
32,885
65,000
63,000
46,915
48,628
47,257
45,000
50,000
45,000
Canada/International
2
1
46,000
46,000
46,000
46,000
46,000
46,000
ALL SCHOOL
245
214
26
12,000
30,000
74,000
85,000
42,089
43,681
42,420
42,000
41,260
42,000
College/University Libraries
Northeast
82
51
24
24,000
15,000
57,000
78,000
38,221
41,374
39,062
38,000
41,000
38,580
Southeast
101
71
22
19,000
30,000
52,000
48,000
36,836
39,377
37,385
38,000
40,000
38,000
Midwest
98
64
18
24,000
25,000
55,243
56,899
38,345
39,412
37,855
39,752
38,273
39,000
Southwest
47
34
10
19,000
28,000
56,000
43,000
38,396
36,295
37,918
37,500
37,000
37,500
West
51
36
10
23,956
32,000
65,000
52,000
43,394
44,293
43,590
43,623
44,865
44,365
Canada/International
15
10
4
24,000
36,000
51,826
48,000
42,508
44,308
43,176
44,115
46,615
45,230
ALL ACADEMIC
403
297
90
18,000
15,000
65,000
78,000
38,664
40,519
38,956
39,000
40,500
39,000
Special Libraries
Northeast
37
30
3
23,566
31,000
72,500
58,000
44,518
48,333
44,865
43,500
56,000
45,000
Southeast
17
14
3
30,000
20,000
52,000
55,000
40,107
36,667
39,500
39,750
33,000
39,500
Midwest
22
14
4
24,000
34,000
67,000
46,000
43,646
39,500
42,724
40,500
39,000
39,250
Southwest
12
8
1
33,000
26,000
57,000
26,000
41,938
26,000
40,167
42,000
26,000
42,000
West
18
15
2
25,000
28,000
120,000
42,500
53,651
35,250
51,486
56,000
35,250
52,000
Canada/International
5
4
1
37,691
15,248
74,000
15,248
57,201
15,248
48,811
58,557
15,248
47,114
ALL SPECIAL
112
86
14
23,566
15,248
120,000
58,000
45,606
37,482
44,494
42,000
36,250
42,000
Government Libraries
Northeast
3
3
39,000
40,500
39,500
39,500
39,000
39,000
Southeast
17
12
4
30,000
30,600
62,400
59,000
44,509
39,900
43,747
44,500
35,000
44,000
Midwest
5
1
3
34,000
37,000
34,000
45,000
34,000
40,667
39,000
34,000
40,000
38,500
Southwest
3
3
24,000
44,000
36,417
36,417
41,250
41,250
West
3
3
26,000
52,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
39,000
Canada/International
4
4
20,000
56,000
38,832
38,832
39,664
39,664
ALL GOVERNMENT
35
25
7
20,000
30,600
62,400
59,000
41,024
40,229
41,127
41,250
39,000
40,500
Library Cooperatives/Networks
Northeast
4
1
2
23,400
40,780
23,400
50,000
23,400
45,390
38,060
23,400
45,390
40,780
ALL CO-OP./NETS.
4
2
2
23,400
40,780
23,400
50,000
23,400
45,390
38,060
23,400
45,390
40,780
Vendors
Northeast
12
8
4
33,000
37,000
80,000
66,000
50,483
51,250
50,738
45,500
51,000
45,500
Southeast
3
2
30,000
35,000
32,500
32,500
32,500
32,500
Midwest
2
2
42,000
42,603
42,302
42,302
42,302
42,302
Southwest
1
1
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
West
1
1
47,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
47,000
Canada/International
2
2
40,518
50,000
45,259
45,259
45,259
45,259
ALL VENDORS
21
14
6
30,000
37,000
80,000
66,000
42,789
49,253
46,799
42,302
46,000
42,302
Other Organizations
Northeast
45
21
17
24,500
32,000
100,000
110,000
43,645
53,088
47,870
42,000
46,000
43,911
Southeast
24
14
9
22,000
20,000
62,000
65,000
40,734
49,956
43,168
37,500
51,000
49,500
Midwest
59
22
21
20,000
20,000
80,000
85,000
43,632
54,494
48,620
42,300
52,000
45,000
Southwest
27
9
9
28,800
26,000
57,000
80,000
46,640
48,317
46,221
50,960
43,000
44,000
West
42
26
10
33,000
30,000
120,000
85,000
59,804
61,400
60,247
55,000
63,250
61,250
Canada/International
5
4
3
20,000
47,308
45,230
61,248
35,661
56,185
45,776
38,706
60,624
60,000
ALL OTHER
213
98
70
20,000
20,000
100,000
110,000
47,163
53,178
49,888
45,000
50,000
46,750
*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 owing to completeness of the data reported by individuals and schools.
TABLE 8 PLACEMENTS AND FULL-TIME SALARIES OF REPORTING 2006 GRADUATES*
Total
Salaries
Low Salary
High Salary
Average Salary
Median Salary
Placements
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
All
Women
Men
All
Alabama
9
8
1
$22,000
$22,000
$47,500
$22,000
$37,875
$22,000
$36,111
$38,750
$22,000
$37,500
Albany
16
11
3
24,960
30,000
56,000
50,000
39,994
42,000
41,063
38,500
46,000
40,186
British Columbia
19
17
2
32,980
40,518
74,000
45,230
46,443
42,874
46,068
45,230
42,874
45,230
Buffalo
44
32
6
24,500
32,000
55,000
45,000
38,692
37,833
38,491
38,000
37,500
38,000
Catholic University
20
15
5
38,000
30,000
60,000
46,000
46,041
37,200
43,831
45,000
39,000
44,000
Clarion
32
24
3
23,400
28,000
50,000
40,020
35,160
32,007
34,809
34,000
28,000
33,000
Dalhousie
15
10
5
34,922
28,268
52,762
61,248
43,071
44,891
43,678
42,349
47,308
42,578
Dominican
17
10
3
15,000
33,000
50,000
45,000
32,130
40,200
34,820
30,000
45,000
33,000
Drexel
22
17
4
29,000
31,000
70,000
50,000
44,020
40,250
43,266
42,750
40,000
41,750
Emporia
15
12
1
24,000
25,000
46,000
25,000
31,571
25,000
31,065
29,500
25,000
29,000
Florida State
18
11
6
16,600
38,700
53,000
55,000
35,798
44,117
38,734
35,000
41,000
38,700
Hawaii
14
8
3
28,000
40,000
67,000
50,000
40,813
43,667
41,591
39,250
41,000
40,500
Illinois
73
53
17
24,000
36,000
120,000
80,000
43,328
50,057
44,962
40,000
45,000
41,425
Indiana
62
52
8
22,000
15,248
56,000
62,400
36,791
38,183
36,980
37,000
39,558
37,440
Iowa
14
33,256
35,000
Kent State
60
40
11
21,000
20,000
62,000
50,000
37,570
36,097
37,252
36,500
34,000
36,000
Kentucky
31
23
8
20,000
31,605
53,000
47,000
32,818
38,451
34,272
31,583
37,500
33,000
Long Island
41
35
3
31,000
33,000
100,000
49,500
46,038
39,471
45,520
46,000
35,912
45,250
Louisiana State
22
20
1
28,000
33,000
48,000
33,000
36,021
33,000
35,610
36,000
33,000
35,500
Michigan
64
30
23
23,956
35,500
84,000
110,000
50,162
60,543
54,581
46,500
62,500
55,000
Missouri-Columbia
3
3
18,000
39,000
29,500
29,500
31,500
31,500
N.C. Central
20
13
5
21,000
31,000
55,000
50,000
37,512
38,820
37,875
36,000
37,500
36,550
N.C. Chapel Hill
21
15
4
31,000
33,500
62,400
72,000
42,301
53,125
44,580
42,000
53,500
43,000
N.C. Greensboro
47
30
14
20,000
20,000
62,000
55,000
35,772
36,079
35,869
35,808
34,500
35,308
North Texas
108
78
24
20,000
26,000
100,000
50,000
41,608
39,679
41,154
41,000
40,000
40,500
Oklahoma
11
8
1
24,000
40,000
57,000
40,000
33,400
40,000
34,225
31,000
40,000
31,500
Pittsburgh
42
33
9
24,000
15,000
53,500
51,000
37,610
38,488
37,790
38,500
39,450
38,500
Rhode Island
10
5
5
23,566
35,000
50,000
42,000
37,513
38,037
37,775
36,000
37,283
36,642
Rutgers
37
25
10
23,800
28,000
50,500
58,000
42,122
44,598
42,829
43,200
43,840
43,500
San Jose
110
76
14
23,500
28,000
98,000
85,000
45,757
46,685
45,901
45,000
43,500
45,000
Simmons
105
82
12
20,000
11,000
72,500
66,000
38,882
42,394
39,503
38,000
41,500
38,653
South Carolina
23
17
4
31,000
37,000
45,000
51,000
38,015
44,000
39,155
38,101
44,000
38,312
South Florida
47
38
9
22,307
30,000
58,000
45,000
36,036
37,925
36,333
36,492
37,500
36,602
Southern Connecticut
29
26
2
12,000
37,350
50,000
43,800
36,955
40,575
37,214
38,500
40,575
38,500
St. John's
7
6
1
32,500
45,000
57,325
45,000
45,528
45,000
45,452
47,171
45,000
45,000
Syracuse
8
4
3
42,000
29,500
56,000
46,000
47,875
39,167
44,143
46,750
42,000
44,000
Tennessee
25
18
7
21,000
27,000
53,000
45,000
36,743
37,557
36,971
35,930
38,000
36,759
Texas (Austin)
32
26
5
24,000
30,000
58,000
80,000
41,281
51,400
42,913
39,500
45,000
40,000
Texas Woman's
24
19
1
19,000
31,000
50,000
31,000
38,722
31,000
38,336
42,000
31,000
42,000
UCLA
10
7
1
40,000
52,000
85,000
52,000
53,143
52,000
53,000
47,000
52,000
49,500
Washington
18
13
4
36,000
39,000
92,000
78,000
48,587
58,750
50,978
44,000
59,000
46,000
Wayne State
65
46
13
20,800
33,100
80,000
85,000
41,519
50,769
43,540
39,000
48,000
40,000
Wisconsin-Madison
56
30
8
25,000
27,040
67,000
45,000
41,550
37,609
40,720
40,000
39,250
40,000
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
16
10
5
28,000
28,000
67,000
46,000
42,900
35,060
40,287
42,000
32,000
41,000
*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 placement and salary.
