22 TABLE 5: MEDIAN AND BEGINNING PROFESSIONAL SALARIES IN ARL NONUNIVERSITY LIBRARIES* Median Salaries Beginning Salaries No. of Staff FY 2004-05 FY 2005-06 FY 2004-05 FY 2005-06 Boston Public Library 183 $50,841 $54,217 $34,298 $37,491 Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information * 191 49,840 54,389 34,663 37,258 Center for Research Libraries 27 44,580 46,675 30,305 26,518 Library of Congress † 2,706 79,319 82,259 41,815 43,365 National Agricultural Library † 109 68,722 71,269 41,815 43,365 Library & Archives of Canada * 148 42,330 53,704 33,817 39,011 National Library of Medicine 185 74,785 79,652 41,815 43,365 New York Public Library 247 52,434 54,777 34,866 35,912 New York State Library 62 53,512 57,862 34,549 38,334 Smithsonian Library 63 69,732 71,269 41,815 43,365 * Canadian salaries expressed in U.S. dollars. † See footnotes.