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2006 Salary Survey Results 2006 Basic Annual Salaries: |
All Canadian Respondents* |
All U.S. Respondents |
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| Salary | ||
10th Percentile |
45,288 |
40,000 |
First Quartile / 25% |
53,000 |
49,483 |
Median 50% |
62,500 |
62,000 |
Third Quartile / 75% |
75,000 |
80,000 |
90th Percentile |
90,000 |
100,000 |
Number |
319 |
2,798 |
Mean |
65,522 |
67,400 |
| Mean percentage change | 3.9% |
4.0% |
*All salaries in Canadian tables are reported in Canadian dollars. The exchange rate on April 1, 2006, was $1.17 Canadian = $1 U.S.
The 2006 SLA Salary Survey results show that the average salary increases for SLA members have outpaced inflation again, although by a lesser margin than last year. Based on salaries as of April 1, the mean percentage increase in salaries for 2006 over 2005 was 4.0% for U.S. based respondents. For the same 12 month period, the Consumer Price Index rose by 3.5%. The Canadian members have done better this year relatively in that salaries were 3.9% higher on April 1, 2006, than a year earlier, while the CPI had only increased by 2.4% over the same period.
The average salary for U.S. members who answered the survey was $67,400, compared with $65,482 in 2005, and for Canadian members Canadian $65,522 compared with Canadian $63,083 in 2005. The mean percent changes for U.S. and Canadian respondents show that the Canadians improved their percentages compared with inflation, and compared with U.S. respondents.
A workplace study based on an additional survey sent with the salary survey to members' HR departments is published with the salary survey results. The workplace study enhances the SLA annual salary survey results with additional information about the benefits, trends in hiring and expenditure, and changes in job descriptions and competencies of information professionals.
More information on the survey results and workplace study is available in the November 2006 issue of the Information Management column in Information Outlook.
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| Chapters | |||
| Canada | |||
| Chapter One: | All Canadian Respondents | ||
| Chapter Two: | Primary Responsibility - Administrative/Management | ||
| Chapter Three: | Primary Responsibility - Reference | ||
| Chapter Four: | Primary Responsibility - General Responsibilities | ||
| Chapter Five: | Primary Responsibility - Technical Services | ||
| United States | |||
| Chapter Six: | All United States Respondents | ||
| Chapter Seven: | Primary Responsibility - Administrative/Management | ||
| Chapter Eight: | Primary Responsibility - Reference | ||
| Chapter Nine: | Primary Responsibility - General Responsibilities | ||
| Chapter Ten: | Primary Responsibility - Technical Services | ||
| Tables within Each Chapter | ||
| Demographic Data | ||
| Table 1 - Salary Distribution by Region/Census Division | ||
| Table 2 - Salary Distribution by Metropolitan Areas | ||
| Table 3 - Salary Distribution by Subject Degree Field | ||
| Table 4 - Salary Distribution by Library/Information Science Degree | ||
| Table 5 - Salary Distribution by Degree Held | ||
| Table 6 - Salary Distribution by Years of Library Experience | ||
| Table 7 - Salary Distribution by Years of Total Work Experience | ||
| Table 8 - Salary Distribution by Gender | ||
| Table 9 - Salary Distribution by Ethnicity/Race | ||
| Institutional Data | ||
| Table 10 - Salary Distribution by Number of Employee | ||
| Table 11 - Salary Distribution by Non-profit Status | ||
| Table 12 - Salary Distribution by Business Sector | ||
| Table 13 - Salary Distribution by Institution/Industry | ||
| Table 14 - Salary Distribution by Union v. Non-union | ||
| Job-specific Data | ||
| Table 15 - Salary Distribution by Number of Years with Present Employer | ||
| Table 16 - Salary Distribution by Number of Employees Supervised or Managed | ||
| Table 17 - Salary Distribution by Primary Job Responsibility | ||
| Table 18 - Salary Distribution by Primary Job Title | ||
| Table 19 - Salary Distribution by Library or Information Resource Center Setting | ||
| Table 20 - Salary Distribution by Library/Information Center Annual Budget | ||
| Table 21 - Salary Distribution by Full-time Equivalent Employees in Library/Information Center | ||
| Table 22 - Number and Percentage of Employees by Type of Benefits Provided by Institution Group | ||
| Table 23 - Salary Distribution by Self-Employed Status | ||
| Table 24 - Salary Distribution by Contract Basis at Primary Job | ||
| Table 25 - Salary Distribution by Number of Part-time Jobs Held | ||
| Table 26 - Salary Distribution by Number of Part-time Hours Worked per Week | ||
| Table 27 - Salary Distribution by Reasons for Working Part-time | ||
| Table 28 - Average Hourly Rate for Part-time Employees by Census Division | ||
Also available are Executive Summaries of SLA's annual salary surveys for earlier years included in the Salary Surveys Information Portal.
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