ARL Nonuniversity Libraries · 25 Table 5: Median and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries No. of Staff Median Salaries* Beginning Salaries* FY 2008–2009 FY 2009–2010 FY 2008–2009 FY 2009–2010 Boston Public Library 174 $63,736 $67,184 $39,782 $40,975 Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information * † 188 72,217 67,639 49,441 44,446 Center for Research Libraries† 34 42,348 50,799 33,878 33,878 Library of Congress † 2,633 96,791 101,416 48,108 50,408 National Agricultural Library † 93 79,060 82,845 48,108 50,408 Library & Archives Canada * 107 62,031 56,601 49,472 45,141 National Library of Medicine† 209 86,046 90,154 48,108 50,408 New York Public Library 258 59,963 63,696 39,295 42,638 New York State Library 57 58,849 64,305 47,556 49,968 Smithsonian Institution Libraries 58 81,394 85,281 49,712 52,089 * Canadian salaries are expressed in US dollars. † See footnotes.