78 · ARL Annual Salary Survey 2008–2009 Table 43: Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL University Law Libraries Rank Order Table, FY 2008–2009 Beginning salary figures represent officially designated base, not necessarily salaries of actual incumbents. Canadian salaries are expressed in US dollars. Rank Institution Salary Rank Institution Salary 1 Virginia 62,500 39 Calif. Davis 46,164 2 New York 60,000 39 Calif. Los Angeles 46,164 3 George Washington 59,000 41 Syracuse 46,000 4 Cornell 58,000 42 Colorado 45,000 5 Washington 57,000 42 Connecticut 45,000 6 Boston University 55,000 42 Howard 45,000 6 Duke 55,000 42 North Carolina 45,000 8 Illinois, Urbana 53,500 42 SUNY Buffalo 45,000 8 Washington-St. Louis 53,500 42 Utah 45,000 10 British Columbia 53,021 42 Wayne State 45,000 11 Alabama 52,000 49 Miami 44,000 11 Florida State 52,000 49 Minnesota 44,000 11 Rutgers, Camden Law 52,000 49 Northwestern 44,000 11 Rutgers, Newark Law 52,000 52 Arizona State 43,000 15 Columbia 51,500 52 Nebraska 43,000 16 Toronto 51,381 54 Pennsylvania 42,500 17 Montreal 51,277 55 Pennsylvania State 42,436 18 Yale 50,500 56 Boston College 42,300 19 Alberta 50,126 57 Cincinnati 42,298 20 Arizona 50,000 58 Louisiana State 42,000 20 Florida 50,000 58 Ohio State 42,000 20 Hawaii 50,000 58 Oklahoma 42,000 20 Houston 50,000 58 Oregon 42,000 20 Iowa 50,000 62 Temple 41,616 20 South Carolina 50,000 63 Emory 41,500 20 Southern Illinois 50,000 64 Kentucky 41,000 20 Tennessee 50,000 65 Indiana 40,400 28 Saskatchewan 49,600 66 Wisconsin 40,256 29 McGill 49,500 67 Georgia 40,000 29 Queen's 49,500 67 Notre Dame 40,000 31 Michigan 49,000 67 Tulane 40,000 31 New Mexico 49,000 67 Vanderbilt 40,000 33 Harvard 48,800 71 Texas 38,000 34 York 48,510 72 Louisville 37,000 35 Manitoba 46,970 73 Case Western Reserve 35,000 36 Western Ontario 46,906 73 Kansas 35,000 37 Georgetown 46,500 Missouri N/A 37 Texas Tech 46,500