Genderlessness?: A growing Problem in LIS, IS, or I, or…

USF:The University of Sigmund Freud

TABLE 8: COMPARISON OF SALARIES BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

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Placements Salaries Low Salary High Salary Average Salary Median Salary Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men All Women Men All Public Libraries Northeast 123 96 12 $16,500 $27,000 $52,399 $39,000 $33,374 $32,941 $33,269 $33,625 $32,000 $33,625 Southeast 60 46 10 $14,000 $24,000 $67,000 $54,000 $31,676 $32,557 $31,820 $30,125 $31,184 $30,484 Midwest 45 36 8 $17,548 $17,600 $50,000 $42,000 $31,573 $31,032 $31,474 $32,000 $31,963 $32,000 Southwest 17 12 4 $27,912 $29,000 $49,000 $41,000 $35,212 $35,070 $34,931 $34,662 $35,140 $34,424 West 33 26 3 $18,000 $26,000 $51,700 $45,100 $38,149 $38,033 $38,137 $40,000 $43,000 $40,000 All Public 278 216 37 $14,000 $17,600 $67,000 $54,000 $33,358 $33,210 $33,345 $33,000 $32,000 $33,000

School Libraries Northeast 81 71 3 $24,646 $37,000 $65,000 $56,000 $38,908 $49,333 $39,500 $38,000 $55,000 $38,750 Southeast 27 25 2 $16,800 $27,500 $49,362 $35,000 $34,146 $31,250 $33,931 $34,000 $31,250 $34,000 Midwest 35 30 5 $23,000 $33,000 $76,870 $75,000 $37,721 $48,603 $39,275 $34,368 $43,000 $35,000 Southwest 17 13 2 $24,000 30,500 $73,000 35,000 $37,331 32,750 $36,720 $33,500 32,750 $33,500 West 23 14 8 $23,921 $25,000 $85,000 $75,000 $49,989 $41,750 $46,750 $48,500 $36,000 $45,000 All School 183 153 20 $16,800 $25,000 $85,000 $75,000 $38,864 $42,646 $39,371 $37,000 $39,000 $37,100

College/University Libraries Northeast 106 65 30 $20,000 $25,100 $60,000 $58,000 $35,546 $40,748 $37,189 $35,000 $40,000 $35,000 Southeast 64 47 15 $18,000 $30,000 $52,500 $46,000 $34,132 $36,233 $34,640 $33,000 $35,000 $34,000 Midwest 45 30 15 $23,180 $22,000 $45,000 $41,150 $33,838 $33,185 $33,620 $34,000 $34,700 $34,000 Southwest 31 20 11 $21,000 $23,000 $40,300 $58,000 $33,232 $37,364 $34,698 $34,000 $37,000 $35,000 West 32 24 7 $29,120 $28,800 $53,000 $60,000 $38,801 $39,502 $38,551 $37,585 $37,900 $37,585 All Academic 278 186 78 $18,000 $22,000 $60,000 $60,000 $35,014 $37,800 $35,883 $34,000 $38,000 $35,000

Special Libraries Northeast 53 36 10 $25,000 $28,500 $75,000 $72,000 $40,796 $42,630 $41,195 $40,000 $35,000 $39,000 Southeast 11 9 2 $22,000 $41,250 $53,000 $52,000 $37,295 $46,625 $38,991 $36,656 $46,625 $40,000 Midwest 4 3 1 $32,000 $22,000 $50,000 $22,000 $38,633 $22,000 $34,475 $33,900 $22,000 $32,950 Southwest 4 4 $30,000 $39,000 $34,050 $34,050 $33,600 $33,600 West 14 13 1 $28,000 $50,000 $52,800 $50,000 $40,653 $50,000 $41,320 $40,000 $50,000 $40,500 All Special 86 65 14 $22,000 $22,000 $75,000 $72,000 $39,768 $42,254 $40,293 $39,000 $38,125 $39,500

Government Libraries Northeast 19 13 2 $20,000 $40,000 $55,000 $46,413 $36,937 $43,207 $37,773 $37,288 $43,207 $37,440 Southeast 7 4 3 $27,900 $34,000 $72,400 $46,000 $46,364 $39,000 $43,208 $42,578 $37,000 $37,000 Midwest 1 1 33,000 33,000 33,000 $33,000 33,000 $33,000 Southwest 0 West 1 1 $48,000 $48,000 $48,000 $48,000 $48,000 $48,000 All Government 28 18 6 $20,000 $33,000 $72,400 $46,413 $39,647 $39,402 $39,538 $37,364 $38,500 $37,440

Library Cooperatives/Networks

From LJ, October 15, 2002

TABLE 8 (continued): COMPARISON OF SALARIES BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

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Placements Salaries Low Salary High Salary Average Salary Median Salary Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men All Women Men All

Library Cooperatives/Networks Northeast 0 0 Southeast 2 1 1 $36,000 47,000 $36,000 47,000 $36,000 47,000 $41,500 $36,000 47,000 $41,500 Midwest 0 0 Southwest 0 West 0 0 All Co-op./Nets. 2 1 1 $36,000 $47,000 $36,000 $47,000 $36,000 $47,000 $41,500 $36,000 $47,000 $41,500

Vendors Northeast 11 6 4 $32,000 $27,300 $51,800 $45,000 $44,358 $36,075 $41,045 $47,175 $36,000 $42,000 Southeast 2 2 0 34,000 55,000 44,500 44,500 44,500 44,500 Midwest 0 Southwest 0 West 1 1 $38,400 $38,400 $38,400 $38,400 $38,400 $38,400 All Vendors 14 9 4 $32,000 $27,300 $55,000 $45,000 $43,728 $36,075 $41,373 $45,000 $36,000 $39,000

Other Organizations Northeast 21 15 3 $32,000 $40,000 $53,000 $55,000 $40,547 $46,000 $41,456 $40,000 $43,000 $40,000 Southeast 7 5 2 30,000 44,000 80,000 54,275 48,480 49,138 48,668 47,500 49,138 47,500 Midwest 4 2 1 $36,800 $56,600 $60,000 $56,600 $48,400 $56,600 $51,133 $48,400 $56,600 $56,600 Southwest 6 4 2 35,000 $40,000 45,000 $72,000 42,375 $56,000 $46,917 44,750 $56,000 $44,750 West 4 4 0 $39,000 $56,000 $49,000 $49,000 $50,500 $50,500 All Other 42 30 8 $30,000 $40,000 $80,000 $72,000 $43,184 $50,609 $44,669 $42,250 $49,138 $44,250 This table represents only salaries and placements reported by type. Some individuals omitted placement information, rendering some information unusable. Comparison with other tables will show different numbers of placements.

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