4 Salary Survey Trends 2015–2016 Figure 3a: Distribution of Professional Staff in US ARL University Libraries by Sex, FY 2015–2016 United States Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Staff Number of Staff Percent of Staff Staff Main 2,944 38.6% 4,679 61.4% 7,623 Medical 189 25.7% 546 74.3% 735 Law 247 35.2% 454 64.8% 701 All 3,380 37.3% 5,679 62.7% 9,059 Figure 3b: Distribution of Professional Staff in US ARL University Libraries by Minority Status and Sex, FY 2015–2016 United States Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Staff Number of Staff Percent of Staff Staff Minority* 420 31.6% 908 68.4% 1,328 Non-minority 2,909 38.4% 4,662 61.6% 7,571 All 3,329 37.4% 5,570 62.6% 8,899 *Note: There are six US institutions that did not report race/ethnicity data therefore, the totals will not aggregate to the total needed for the US and Canadian sub-totals to equal the figure displayed in the combined total. Figure 3c: Distribution of Professional Staff in Canadian ARL University Libraries by Sex, FY 2015–2016 Canada Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Staff Number of Staff Percent of Staff Staff Main 299 32.3% 626 67.7% 925 Medical 8 8.6% 85 91.4% 93 Law 14 41.2% 20 58.8% 34 All 321 30.5% 731 69.5% 1,052 Figure 3d: Distribution of Professional Staff in All ARL University Libraries by Sex, FY 2015–2016 Combined Men Women Total Number of Staff Percent of Staff Number of Staff Percent of Staff Staff Main 3,243 37.9% 5,305 62.1% 8,548 Medical 197 23.8% 631 76.2% 828 Law 261 35.5% 474 64.5% 735 All 3,701 36.6% 6,410 63.4% 10,111 Many readers of previous surveys have inquired about evidence of gender-based salary differentials in ARL libraries. Additionally, data on salary comparisons for directors also are frequently requested. Last year the average salary for female directors was slightly higher than that of their male counterparts however this year the trend is reversed, and male directors have a higher average salary than their female counterparts (see Table 18). The number of women in the top administrative library position decreased from 65 in 2014–2015 to 63 of the 110 total directors reported in 2015–2016 (see Table 18). In keeping with previous years, the 2015–2016 data show that salaries for women in US ARL university libraries have not yet met parity with that of men (see Table 18). In 2015–2016 the overall salary for women was 95.4% of that of