DOCUMENT RESUME ED 440 649 IR 057 830 ARL Annual Salary Survey, 1998-1999. TITLE INSTITUTION Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. ISSN-0361-5669 ISSN PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 61p. AVAILABLE FROM Association of Research Libraries, 21 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20036 (per year, plus shipping and handling: nonmembers $79; members $39). Tel: 202-296-2296; Fax: 202-872-0884; e-mail: [email protected]. Research (143) -- Tests/Questionnaires (160) PUB TYPE Reports EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Academic Libraries; Higher Education; Librarians; *Library Personnel; Library Surveys; Questionnaires; *Research Libraries; *Salaries IDENTIFIERS Association of Research Libraries ABSTRACT The :....isociaz.ion of Research Libraries (ARL) ;Anhual Salary Survey reports salary data for all professional staff working in ARL libraries, and is the most comprehensive and thorough guide to current salaries in large U.S. and Canadian academic and research libraries. Data for 8,400 professional staff memebers were reported for 1998-99 for the 110 ARL university libraries, including their law and medical libraries. For nonuniversity ARL members, data were reported for 3,819 professional staff members. This publication follows the general format of previous years. Most tables show Canadian salaries converted into U.S. dollar equivalents at the rate of 1.4177 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar, except for tables that pertain exclusively to staff in Canadian university libraries, which are expressed in Canadian dollars. Forty-two tables are presented under three distinct groups: staff in the "general" library system, staff in the university medical libraries, and staff in the university law libraries. Tables include average, median, and beginning salaries, and salaries by position, experience, sex, race/ethnic background, type of institution, geographic region and size. The survey questionnaires for university and nonuniversity member libraries are included at the end of the document. 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BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 ARL Annual Salary Survey is published by Association of Research Libraries 21 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (202) 296-2296 FAX: (202) 872-0884 email: [email protected] Price: ARL members $39/year, plus $6 shipping and handling Nonmembers $79/year, plus $6 shipping and handling Custom reports based on the Salary Survey data are also available. Contact the ARL Statistics and Measurement Program Officer for further information. The quantitative rank order tables presented in this publication are not indicative of performance and outcomes and should not be used as measures of library quality. In comparing any individual library to ARL medians or to other ARL members, one must be careful to make such comparisons within the context of differing institu- tional and local goals and characteristics. Visit the ARL Statistics and Measurement Program online at <http:/ /www.arl.org/stats/>. ISSN 0361-5669 © Copyright Notice The compilation is copyrighted by the Association of Research Libraries. Blanket permission is granted to reproduce and distribute copies of this work for nonprofit, educational, or library purposes, provided that the author, source, and copyright notice are included on each copy. This permission is in addition to rights of reproduction granted under Sections 107, 108, and other provisions of the U.S. Copyright Act. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. Printed in the United States of America http://www.arl.org/stats/salary/ ARL Annual Salary Survey Home rimantl reAsuremeAtiPtegrant fai ARIL, Salary Survey published annually since 1.973-74 The ARL Annual Salary Survey is a compilation of data covering over 12,000 professional positions in ARL libraries. Tables display average, median, and beginning salaries; salaries by position and experience, sex, and race/ethnic background; salaries in different geographic regions and sizes of libraries. Additional tables cover law, medical, Canadian, and nonuniversity research libraries. 1999-2000 (coming soon) Publication Announcement Introduction and Selected Data Tables Survey and Instructions (.pdf) University Instructions University questionnaire Non-university Instructions Non-university questionnaire 1998-99 Publication Announcement Introduction and Selected Data Tables Survey and Instructions University Instructions University questionnaire Non-university Instructions Non-university questionnaire 1997-98 Publication Announcement Introduction and Selected Data Tables Survey and Instructions University questionnaire University Instructions Non-university Instructions Non-university questionnaire 1996-97 Publication Announcement Introduction and Selected Data Tables Survey and Instructions University Instructions University questionnaire Non-university Instructions Non-university questionnaire 1995-96 Publication Announcement Introduction and Selected Data Tables 4 4/27/00 4:51 PM 1 of 2 http://www.arl.org/stats/salary/ ARL Annual Salary Survey Home Introduction and Selected Data Tables Survey and Instructions University Instructions University questionnaire Non-university Instructions Non-university questionnaire Establish a subscription (ISSN: 0361-5669) Demographic Information Demographic information, such as year of birth, years of experience in a specific library, education credentials, etc., has been occassionally collected in addition to the above categories. Such information was published for the first time in The Age Demographics of Academic Librarians: A Professional Apart, by Stanley Wilder. Sample questionnaire that collected demographic information for ARL Annual Salary Survey 1993-94 Statistics and Measurement Home ARL Home © Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC Maintained by ARL Web Administrator Last Modified: October 12, 1999 5 4/27/00 4:51 PM 2 of 2 http://www.arl.org/stats/salary/1998-99/9899pr.html 1998 -99 ARL Annual Salary Survey Published ARL tatiqicA imureAueit P.rngr atit 1998-99 ARL Annual Salary Survey Published The newly released ARL Annual Salary Survey 1998-99 reports that the median university salary figure increased from $44,534 in FY 1997-98 to $45,775 in FY 1998-99; indicating a slight increase in purchasing power of ARL librarians when inflation is taken into account. The median salary figure for nonuniversity libraries is $56,000, a slight increase from last year's $55,055. The median beginning professional salary at university libraries is $30,000; for nonuniversity libraries it is $29,877. Salaries in private U.S. university libraries continue to exceed those paid in publicly supported U.S. university libraries. In FY 1998-99, the differential is $2,542 or 5.2% more for the average position in a private institution. The overall gender balance in the 110 Canadian and U.S. university libraries (including law and medical) included in this year's survey is 35.05% male and 64.95% female. For the third year in a row, the average salary for female directors in university libraries is higher than men, but the overall salary for women is still 93% of men. At medical libraries, female directors earn 11.7% less than male directors, a significant change from last year; while at law libraries the percentage doubled this year to 8.5% less. This year's survey publication includes a table on "Salary Differentials for Men and Women from 1980-81 to 1998-99" that provides details of differentials for all job categories collected. Minority librarians in 97 U.S. university libraries number 854 and account for 11.1% of ARL's U.S. library professionals. The distribution pattern of minority professional staff has been relatively stable for the entire history of the ARL data collection experience. Minorities in research libraries continue to be disproportionately distributed across the country, with the Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Pacific showing better distributions. The salary differential separating minority average salaries from overall average salaries is $2,054, or 4.5% lower for minority staff, a slight improvement over last year. The ARL Annual Salary Survey 1998-99 is a compilation of detailed tables of salaries for over 12,000 professional librarians based on data collected from ARL member libraries and analyzed by job category, years of experience, sex, minority status, size of library, and geographic region. Included in the publication are tables for general, medical, law, and Canadian libraries. Information on this and other ARL products and services can be found on the ARL World Wide Web site <http://vvww.arl.org/>. ARL Annual Salary Survey 1998-99 104 pages, pbk $70 ($35 ARL members) ISSN 0361-5669 1999 4/27/00 4:52 PM 6 1 of 2 http://www.arl.org/stats/salary/1998-99/9899pr.html 1998299 ARL Annual Salary Survey Published Back issues and standing orders available. Place an order with ARL Publications Statistics and Measurement Home I ARL Annual Salary Home ARL . P J Home © Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC Maintained by ARL Web Administrator Last Modified: January 26, 1999 7 4/27/00 4:52 PM 2 of 2 http://www.arl.org/stats/salary/1998-99/toc.html ARL Annual Salary Survey 1997-98 - Contents ARL Annual Salary Survey 1998-99 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION SALARY LEVELS FOR PERSONNEL IN ARL LIBRARIES Table 1: Distribution by Salary Level ARL NONUNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Table 2: Median and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries Table 3: Salary Trends in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries ARL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Table 4: Filled Positions; Average, Median and Beginning Professional Salaries; Average Years of Professional Experience in ARL University Libraries Table 5: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1996-97 Table 6: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries, Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 7: Median Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1996-97 Table 8: Median Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 9: Average Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1996-97 Table 10: Average Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 11: Average, Median, and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries; Summary of Rankings, Fiscal Years 1993-96 Table 12: Salary Trends in ARL University Libraries Table 13: Distribution of Professional Staff in ARL University Libraries by Salary and Position, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 14: Distribution of Professional Staff in ARL Univesity Libraries by Salary, Sex, and Position, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 15: Number and Average Salaries of ARL University Librarians by Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 16: Number and Average Salaries of Minority U.S. ARL University Librarians by 4/27/00 4:52 PM 8 1 of 3 http://www.arl.org/stats/salary/1998-99/toc.html ARL Annual Salary Survey 1997-98 - Contents Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 17: Number and Average Years of Experience of ARL University Librarians by Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 18: Number and Average Years of Experience of Minority U.S. ARL University Librarians by Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 19: Number and Average Salaries of ARL University Librarians by Years of Experience, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 20: Number and Average Salaries of Minority U.S. ARL University Librarians by Years of Experience, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 21: Average Salary for Selected Positions by Years of Experience, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 22: Number and Average Salaries of ARL University Librarians by Type of Institution, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 23: Number and Average Salaries of ARL University Librarians by Size of Professional Staff, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 24: Average Salaries of ARL University Librarians by Region, Fiscal Year 1997-98 ARL University Libraries Included by Geographic Region CANADIAN ARL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Table 25: Filled Positions; Average, Median, and Beginning Professional Salaries; Average Years of Professional Experience in Canadian ARL University Libraries Table 26: Number and Average Salaries of Canadian ARL University Librarians by Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 27: Number and Average Years of Experience of Canadian ARL University Librarians by Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 28: Number and Average Salaries of Canadian ARL University Librarians by Years of Experience, Fiscal Year 1997-98 ARL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL LIBRARIES Table 29: Filled Positions; Average, Median, and Beginning Professional Salaries; Average Years of Professional Experience in ARL University Medical Libraries Table 30: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Medical Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 31: Median Professional Salaries in ARL University Medical Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 32: Average Professional Salaries in ARL University Medical Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 33: Number and Average Salaries of ARL University Medical Librarians by Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 9 4/27/00 4:52 PM 2 of 3 http://www.arl.org/stats/salary/1998-99/toc.html ARL 'Annual Salary Survey 1997-98 - Contents Table 34: Number and Average Years of Experience of ARL University Medical Librarians by Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 35: Number and Average Salaries of ARL University Medical Librarians by Years of Experience and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 ARL UNIVERSITY LAW LIBRARIES Table 36: Filled Positions; Average, Median, and Beginning Professional Salaries; Average Years of Experience in ARL University Law Libraries, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 37: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Law Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 38: Median Professional Salaries in ARL University Law Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 39: Average Professional Salaries in ARL University Law Libraries; Rank Order Table, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 40: Number and Average Salaries of ARL University Law Librarians by Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 41: Number and Average Years of Experience of ARL University Law Librarians by Position and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 Table 42: Number and Average Salaries of ARL University Law Librarians by Years of Experience and Sex, Fiscal Year 1997-98 ARL SALARY SURVEY 1997-98 University Library Questionnaire and Instructions Nonuniversity Library Questionnaire and Instructions FOOTNOTES ARL Annual Salary Survey Home © Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC 1 '0 4/27/00 4:52 PM 3 of 3