24 · ARL Annual Salary Survey 2007–2008 Table 5: Median and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL NonUniversity Libraries* Median Salaries Beginning Salaries No. of Staff FY 2006–07 FY 2007–08 FY 2006–07 FY 2007–08 Boston Public Library 183 $56,406 $58,099 $37,907 $37,907 Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information * 190 59,751 61,365 40,040 44,105 Center for Research Libraries 31 48,076 51,000 39,000 44,584 Library of Congress † 2,625 87,664 89,985 44,856 46,041 National Agricultural Library † 100 73,720 75,671 44,856 46,041 Library & Archives of Canada * 119 53,881 55,337 46,967 44,133 National Library of Medicine 191 82,391 80,123 44,856 46,041 New York Public Library 239 54,478 58,674 35,912 39,295 New York State Library 64 59,000 58,849 40,673 42,693 Smithsonian Library 55 73,720 75,671 44,856 46,041 * Canadian salaries expressed in U.S. dollars. † See footnotes.