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Librarian and Archivist Salary Survey, 2020-2021 to 2022-2023

The results of CAUT’s 2023 Librarian and Archivist Salary Survey have been released. 

Highlights include: 

  • A median salary of $106,672 across reporting associations. Salaries did not keep pace with inflation over a decade. When adjusted for inflation, median salaries saw a two per cent decrease. 
  • Gender pay gaps persist, with men earning 6.2 per cent more at the median than women. 
  • Seventy-two per cent of academic librarians and archivists identify as women. 

To explore the Librarian and Archivist Salary Survey, log in to the Members’ Area of the CAUT website and navigate to “Collective Bargaining”.