3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SALARY SURVEY TRENDS 2006-07......................................................................................................................7 SALARY LEVELS FOR STAFF IN ARL LIBRARIES Table 1: Distribution by Salary Level........................................................................................................18 Table 2: Salary Trends in ARL University Libraries.................................................................................19 Table 3: Salary Trends in U.S. ARL University Libraries.........................................................................20 Table 4: Salary Trends in Canadian ARL University Libraries.................................................................21 ARL NONUNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Table 5: Median and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries ..........................24 Table 6: Salary Trends in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries...........................................................................25 ARL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Table 7: Filled Positions Average, Median, Beginning Professional Salaries and Average Years of Experience in ARL University Libraries, FY 2006-07...................................28 Table 8: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2005-06...................................................................................................30 Table 9: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2006-07...................................................................................................31 Table 10: Median Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2005-06...................................................................................................32 Table 11: Median Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2006-07...................................................................................................33 Table 12: Average Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2005-06...................................................................................................34 Table 13: Average Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2006-07...................................................................................................35 Table 14: Average, Median, and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Summary of Rankings, FYs 2003-04 to 2006-07........................................................36 Table 15: Distribution of Professional Staff in ARL University Libraries by Salary and Position, FY 2006-07............................................................................................40