3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SALARY SURVEY TRENDS 2005-06......................................................................................................................7 SALARY LEVELS FOR STAFF IN ARL LIBRARIES Table 1: Distribution by Salary Level........................................................................................................16 Table 2: Salary Trends in ARL University Libraries.................................................................................17 Table 3: Salary Trends in U.S. ARL University Libraries.........................................................................18 Table 4: Salary Trends in Canadian ARL University Libraries.................................................................19 ARL NONUNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Table 5: Median and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries ..........................22 Table 6: Salary Trends in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries...........................................................................23 ARL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Table 7: Filled Positions Average, Median, Beginning Professional Salaries and Average Years of Experience in ARL University Libraries, FY 2005-06...................................26 Table 8: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2004-05...................................................................................................28 Table 9: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2005-06...................................................................................................29 Table 10: Median Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2004-05...................................................................................................30 Table 11: Median Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2005-06...................................................................................................31 Table 12: Average Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2004-05...................................................................................................32 Table 13: Average Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2005-06...................................................................................................33 Table 14: Average, Median, and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Libraries Summary of Rankings, FYs 2002-03 to 2005-06........................................................34 Table 15: Distribution of Professional Staff in ARL University Libraries by Salary and Position, FY 2005-06............................................................................................38