For the third year in a row, average salaries for information professionals in the United States and Canada have increased, the Special Libraries Association (SLA) announced today in releasing the results of its annual salary survey.
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According to the 2009 Annual SLA Salary Survey report, the average salary of an information professional in the United States was US$ 73,880, compared with US$ 71,812 reported in 2008. The average earnings for Canadian respondents was CAN$ 72,705, compared with CAN$ 69,971.The 2009 salary data were collected in July and August 2009.
For 2009, SLA used its salary survey data to create mini-reports for 17 different primary job functions, including legal research, knowledge management, reference, and competitive intelligence. Each mini-report is available individually.
Access the the complete report (or mini-reports) along with an interactive calculator is fee-based. Details here.