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Salary Survey & Information

Each year the Assistant Dean of Student Administrative Services conducts a survey of graduates regarding placement and salary information.

Data from the 2006 Salary Survey:

First Professional Position, Full-Time Placement by Type of Library

 
Academic
Archives
Public
School
Special
TOTAL
Women
19
4
16
6
12
57
Men
2
2
3
1
2
10
TOTAL
21
6
19
7
14
67

Placement by Geographic Location: U.S.
4 California   6 New Hampshire
4 Connecticut   3 New York
1 Georgia   2 North Carolina
1 Delaware   2 Pennsylvania
1 Maryland   1 Washington
48 Massachusetts   1 Vermont
1 Minnesota      

Placement by Geographic Location: International

1 Lebanon   1 Russia

Beginning Salary by Type of Library
  Academic Archives Public School Special
WOMEN          
High $57,000 $42,240 $58,000 $50,000 $72,500
Mean $39,713 $37,435
 $39,382
 $41,350 $47,452
Low $24,000 $35,000 $28,000 $28,500 $30,000
MEN          
High $57,500 $35,600 $55,000 - $56,000
Mean $48,250 $35,300 $44,000 $42,500 $55,500
Low $39,000 $35,000 $33,000 - $55,000
TOTAL          
High $57,500 $42,240 $58,000 $50,000 $72,500
Mean $40,662 $36,723 $40,111 $41,514 $48,690
Low $24,000 $35,000 $28,000 $28,500 $30,000

Summary of Average Beginning Salaries

1996: $30,600   2000: $33,775
1997: $31,500   2001: $35,585
1998: $32,400   2002: $36,768
1999: $33,700   2003: $38,434
2004: $42,615   2005: $38,989
 
2006: $42,332
  
         
In January 2007, the American Library Association passed a resolution endorsing a non-binding minimum salary of $40,000 for professional librarians.

Survey response rate as of 3/29/07 = 67.7%

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