78 · ARL Annual Salary Survey 2009–2010 Table 43: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Law Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2009–2010 Beginning salary figures represent officially designated base, not necessarily salaries of actual incumbents. Canadian salaries are expressed in US dollars. Rank Institution Salary Rank Institution Salary 1 Virginia 63,500 40 Arizona State 45,000 2 New York 60,000 40 Colorado 45,000 2 Rutgers, Camden Law 60,000 40 Howard 45,000 4 Washington 59,000 40 Miami 45,000 5 Cornell 58,000 40 Nebraska 45,000 5 George Washington 58,000 40 North Carolina 45,000 7 Boston University 55,000 40 SUNY Buffalo 45,000 7 Duke 55,000 40 Wayne State 45,000 7 Hawaii 55,000 48 Toronto 44,484 7 Pennsylvania State 55,000 49 Queen’s 44,227 11 Illinois, Urbana 54,000 50 Cincinnati 44,000 12 Alabama 52,000 50 Emory 44,000 12 Florida State 52,000 50 Northwestern 44,000 12 Rutgers, Newark Law 52,000 53 Pennsylvania 43,500 15 Columbia 51,500 54 McGill 42,856 16 Houston 51,000 55 Temple 42,448 17 Yale 50,500 56 Ohio State 42,000 18 Arizona 50,000 56 Oklahoma 42,000 18 Boston College 50,000 56 Oregon 42,000 18 Florida 50,000 59 York 41,999 18 Georgetown 50,000 60 Connecticut 41,857 18 New Mexico 50,000 61 Manitoba 41,851 18 South Carolina 50,000 62 Utah 41,500 18 Southern Illinois 50,000 63 Notre Dame 41,200 18 Tennessee 50,000 64 Iowa 41,000 18 Washington-St. Louis 50,000 64 Kentucky 41,000 27 Calgary 49,713 66 Western Ontario 40,610 28 Harvard 48,800 67 Wisconsin 40,526 29 Michigan 48,000 68 Vanderbilt 40,500 30 British Columbia 47,429 69 Indiana 40,400 31 Syracuse 47,000 70 Georgia 40,000 31 Texas Tech 47,000 70 Louisiana State 40,000 33 Calif. Davis 46,164 70 Missouri 40,000 33 Calif. Irvine 46,164 70 Tulane 40,000 33 Calif. Los Angeles 46,164 74 Kansas 38,000 36 Minnesota 46,000 74 Texas 38,000 37 Alberta 45,594 76 Louisville 37,000 38 Montreal 45,332 77 Case Western Reserve 35,000 39 Saskatchewan 45,197