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ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian now published bi-ennially
This is typically the season for the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian – Public and Academic. The survey publication schedule has been changed to a bi-ennial edition. This means the next issue will be published in 2012. Directors and Human Resources staff for libraries that will be part of our random sample in 2012 will be contacted by the American Library Association (ALA) consultant between December 2011 and January 2012.
ALA and the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) appreciate … Read the rest
Minimum Salary for Library Employees and State Library Salary Data Updated
CHICAGO – The updated minimum salary for librarians should be $42,485/yr and for all staff $13.81/hr, based on American Library Association-Allied Professional Association resolutions passed in 2007 and 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator. These figures are updated annually by ALA-APA. Thanks to a partnership with the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO in Washington, DC, the Directory of State Libraries that collect salary data has also been updated. The 2-page document, … Read the rest
Librarian salaries jump 3 percent in 2010, Survey reports mean librarian salary $60,734, median $55,883 in 2010
CHICAGO – In the midst of tough economic times, job shortages and cutbacks, the 2010 edition of the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian – Public and Academic revealed average increases across all six position types, ranging from two percent for managers of support staff to 13 percent for directors of public and academic libraries. More than 580 library directors and human resources staff reported more than 11,000 salaries, giving this year’s survey a remarkable 35 percent response rate. The data are … Read the rest
Librarian Salary Survey reports mean librarian salary $58,860, median $54,500 in 2009
CHICAGO – Results from the 2009 edition of the “ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian – Public and Academic” are available in two ways – immediately for subscribers to the ALA-APA Library Salary Database and in print from the American Library Association (ALA) online store. Analysis of data from more than 1,179 public and academic libraries showed the mean salary for librarians with ALA-accredited master’s degrees reported decreased less than 1 percent from 2008, down $100 to $58,860. The median ALA … Read the rest
Librarian Salary Survey Reports Mean Librarian Salary Up 2 Percent to $58,960 in 2008
CHICAGO – Results from the 2008 edition of the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian – Public and Academic are available in two ways – immediately for subscribers to the ALA-APA Library Salary Database and in print from the American Library Association (ALA) online store. Analysis of data from more than 1,010 public and academic libraries showed the mean salary for librarians with ALA-accredited Master’s Degrees reported increased 2 percent from 2007, up $1,151 to $57,809. The median ALA MLS salary was $53,251 … Read the rest
Librarian Salary Survey Reports Median Librarian Salary Up 2.8 Percent to $57,809 in 2007; Non-MLS Position Salaries Also Reported
Results from the 2007 edition of the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian – Public and Academic and ALA-APA Salary Survey: Non-MLS – Public and Academic are now available in two ways – immediately for subscribers to the ALA-APA Library Salary Database and in print in August from the American Library Association (ALA) online store. Analysis of data from more than 800 public and academic libraries showed the mean salary for librarians with ALA-accredited Master’s Degrees reported increased 2.8 percent from 2006, … Read the rest
Libraries Nationwide Invited to Participate in ALA-APA Library Salary Survey
CHICAGO – Library Directors and Human Resources staff – Check your mail! Almost four thousand public and academic libraries are being asked to participate in the 2007 ALA-APA Library Salary Survey. This year, the Librarian and Non-MLS Salary Surveys are combined. The deadline is Friday, March 30, 2007, for completing the Web-based survey. Letters will sent out this week and be addressed to the attention of the Library Director or Human Resources Manager, in envelopes with the ALA-APA logo.
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“Librarian Salary Survey” reports mean librarian salary up more than 4% to $56,259 in 2006
CHICAGO - The 2006 edition of the “ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian – Public and Academic” (previously known as “Librarian Salary Survey”) is available for purchase from the American Library Association (ALA) online store . With data from more than 1,000 public and academic libraries, the mean salary reported increased 4.6 percent from 2005, up $2,480 in 2006.
Published by the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA), the survey shows aggregated data from more than 10,000 individual salaries at the state and … Read the rest
ALA-APA Surveys Non-MLS positions
CHICAGO-The first edition of the ALA- Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) Non-MLS Salary Survey will be available in late August. This is the first survey to collect information on a large number of the positions within libraries that do not require an MLS degree from an ALA-accredited institution. This study is a companion report to the annual ALA-APA Survey of Librarian Salaries published by the ALA-APA and the American Library Association Office for Research and Statistics (ORS).
The study, available at … Read the rest
