ARL Nonuniversity Libraries · 25 Table 5: Median and Beginning Professional Salaries in ARL Nonuniversity Libraries No. of Staff Median Salaries Beginning Salaries FY 2009–2010 FY 2010–2011 FY 2009–2010 FY 2010–2011 Boston Public Library 167 $67,184 $67,267 $40,975 $40,975 Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information *† 82 67,639 73,649 44,446 53,155 Center for Research Libraries 33 50,799 52,179 33,878 33,878 Library &Archives Canada *99 56,601 63,497 45,141 50,640 Library of Congress 2,678 101,416 103,872 50,408 51,630 National Agricultural Library† 87 82,845 84,855 50,408 51,630 National Library of Medicine 208 90,154 92,341 50,408 42,209 New York Public Library 244 63,696 61,438 42,638 42,638 New York State Library 54 64,305 68,637 49,968 53,366 Smithsonian Library 57 85,281 87,350 52,089 51,630 *Canadian salaries are expressed in US dollars. † See footnotes.