ARL Nonuniversity Libraries · 25 Table 5: Median and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries No. of Staff Median Salaries Beginning Salaries FY 2010–2011 FY 2011–2012 FY 2010–2011 FY 2011–2012 Boston Public Library † 142 $67,267 $65,712 $40,975 $42,000 Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information *76 73,649 77,923 53,155 57,370 Center for Research Libraries 32 52,179 53,411 33,878 34,680 Library &Archives Canada *88 63,497 68,105 50,640 54,315 Library of Congress † 2,586 103,872 106,839 51,630 51,630 National Agricultural Library † 85 84,855 84,855 51,630 51,630 National Archives † 503 N/A 87,278 N/A 34,075 National Library of Medicine 202 92,341 92,341 42,209 42,209 New York Public Library † 221 61,438 61,633 42,638 42,638 New York State Library † 48 68,637 68,637 53,366 53,366 Smithsonian Library 63 87,350 72,876 51,630 51,630 *Canadian salaries are expressed in US dollars. † See footnotes.