Massachusetts Library Association Salary Recommendation

Massachusetts Librarian Career Services

MLA SALARY RECOMMENDATION

The Personnel Committee Salary Recommendation for the year 2004 is $47,957.

This figure is based on Massachusetts teachers' salaries with a master's degree and is derived by applying the following formula:

	$36,120	The statewide recommended average beginning annual salary for a teacher with a Master's Degree (in September 2001)
x 22%	$7,950	Adjusting the salary for the for 230-245 work days librarians typically work compared to180-190 work days per year for a teacher.
x 3.7%	$1,037	Adjustment for Consumer Price Index
=	$45,107	Salary Recommendation for the year 2002
x 3%	$1353	Adjustment for Consumer Price Index
=	$46,560	Salary Recommendation for year 2003
x 3%	$1,397	Adjustment for Consumer Price Index
=	$47,957	Salary Recommendation for year 2004

Librarians can use a similar formula in their own community by using the starting teacher's salary from the School Dept., and then determining the difference in the number of work days to use the percentage increase. The CPI (which changes from year to year) is useful if a year or more has elapsed since the salary figure has been used.

Revised 14FEB05

Massachusetts Career Services:

1.The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) posts a monthly list of "Library Position Vacancies" at http://mlin.lib.ma.us/noflash.html. These are positions in academic, special, public and school libraries, both full and part-time. Listings include qualifications, salaries, duties and contact information.

2.The Simmons College School of Library Science Career Services maintains the New England Jobline at 617-521-2815. Listings include position titles, duties, salaries and contact information for academic, special, public and school full and part-time post ions. The web address is http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/career/jobline/

3.The six Massachusetts Regional Library Systems post job opportunities within their regions. These sites include professional and paraprofessional positions.
Boston: http://www.bpl.org/brls/brls.html
Central: http://www.cmrls.org/
Metro West: http://www.mmrls.org
Northeast: http://www.nmrls.org
Southeastern: http://www.semls.org/
Western: http://www.wmrls.org/wmrls/job.html

New England Career Services:

1.New England Library Association has several links to sources from its web site at http://www.nelib.org

2.Various other region wide positions are listed at http://www.libraryjobpostings.org/newengla.htm.

3.Other New England states list job postings by phone and on their web sites. 
Connecticut: Jobline at 861-889-1200. Library Job Opportunities at http://www.crlc.org/update/jobs.html
Maine: http://www.state.me.us/msl/jobjar.htm
New Hampshire: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/ljob/
Rhode Island: http://www.lori.state.ri.us/jobs/

National Career Services:

American Library Association: http://www.ala.org/education/

ALA Joblist http://joblist.ala.org/