ARL Nonuniversity Libraries · 31 Table 5: Median and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries This table lists the number of staff, and median and beginning salaries for ARL nonuniversity libraries for FY2014 and FY2015. Institution No. of Staff Median Salaries Beginning Salaries FY 2013–2014 FY 2014–2015 FY 2013–2014 FY 2014–2015 Boston Public Library † 182 62,419 66,233 42,000 44,566 Center for Research Libraries 34 59,130 69,999 37,168 38,394 Library of Congress † 2,394 106,839 109,804 51,630 51,630 National Agricultural Library † 68 84,855 98,305 51,630 52,146 National Archives † 443 89,372 90,502 40,084 44,052 National Library of Medicine 199 94,837 95,919 51,630 52,146 National Research Council Canada *71 77,675 72,886 58,951 55,317 New York Public Library † 140 61,633 58,579 42,638 44,580 New York State Library † 30 68,637 70,013 54,045 52,293 Smithsonian Libraries 74 75,237 78,401 51,630 52,146 *Canadian salaries are expressed in US dollars. † See footnotes.