III ARL Annual Salary Survey 2015–2016 Table of Contents Salary Survey Trends 2015–2016 1 Figure 1: Race/Ethnicity of Professional Staff in US ARL University Libraries, FY 2015–2016 2 Figure 2: Minority Professional Staff by Region in US ARL University Libraries, FY 2015–2016 3 Figure 3a: Distribution of Professional Staff in US ARL University Libraries by Sex, FY 2015–2016 4 Figure 3b: Distribution of Professional Staff in US ARL University Libraries by Minority Status and Sex, FY 2015–2016 4 Figure 3c: Distribution of Professional Staff in Canadian ARL University Libraries by Sex, FY 2015–2016 4 Figure 3d: Distribution of Professional Staff in All ARL University Libraries by Sex, FY 2015–2016 4 Figure 4: Distribution of Job Codes and Sub-Codes by Position and Type of Library, FY 2015–2016 5 Figure 5: Number and Average Salaries of Professional Staff in ARL University Libraries by Position and Sex, Specialist Breakdown, FY 2015–2016 7 Figure 6a: Average Salaries and Average Years of Experience of Professional Staff in Libraries with Three, Four, and Five Step Rank Structures, FY 2015–2016 9 Figure 6b: Average Salary by Percentile in Libraries with Three Step Rank Structures, FY 2015–2016 9