[Michlib-l] [EXT] Re: Assistant Director hourly wage in a Class 3 library

Rebecca Daly rebecca.daly at finlandia.edu
Thu Feb 24 12:34:36 EST 2022 

Agreed Anne, the minimum recommended wage for ANY library staff member is
$13 (per ALA Better Salaries). Sincerely, Rebecca

On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 12:18 PM Anne Oyerly via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> How are the first three lines’ minimum rates even possible?
>
>
>
> Minimum wage in Michigan is now $9.87!
>
>
>
> *Anne E Oyerly*
>
> Special Collections Manager & Facilities Coordinator
>
> James White Library
>
> Andrews University
>
> (269) 471-6117
>
> ZF001
>
> *De:* Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org> *En nombre de *Rebecca Daly
> via Michlib-l
> *Enviado el:* Thursday, February 24, 2022 12:05 PM
> *Para:* Jocelyn Levin <jlevin at ltpl.org>
> *CC:* Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org>
> *Asunto:* Re: [Michlib-l] [EXT] Re: Assistant Director hourly wage in a
> Class 3 library
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> There is a plethora of resources determining and advocating for equitable
> salaries and wages via the ALA-APA- Better Salaries toolkit. It is from
> 2014, so you can calculate today's rates by using cost of living increases
> (I think I looked at the Social Security annual COL percentage increases).
> https://ala-apa.org/files/2014/05/2014-ALA-APA-BETTER-SALARIES-TOOLKIT-2.pdf
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:54 AM Jocelyn Levin via Michlib-l <
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
>
> Here are the reported stats from 2019-2020 for all Class III with Asst.
> Directors:
>
>
>
> Hrs/Wk
>
> Min Salary
>
> Max Salary
>
> Min Hourly
>
> Max Hourly
>
> 40
>
> $16,000
>
> $34,000
>
> $7.69
>
> $16.35
>
> 32
>
> $15,000
>
> $40,000
>
> $9.01
>
> $24.04
>
> 16
>
> $8,000
>
> $25,000
>
> $9.62
>
> $30.05
>
> 30
>
> $15,600
>
> $27,300
>
> $10.00
>
> $17.50
>
> 21
>
> $11,180
>
> $12,298
>
> $10.24
>
> $11.26
>
> 28
>
> $15,000
>
> $20,000
>
> $10.30
>
> $13.74
>
> 47
>
> $27,574
>
> $30,742
>
> $11.28
>
> $12.58
>
> 30
>
> $18,720
>
> $22,230
>
> $12.00
>
> $14.25
>
> 40
>
> $25,000
>
> $33,000
>
> $12.02
>
> $15.87
>
> 33
>
> $22,000
>
> $28,000
>
> $12.82
>
> $16.32
>
> 35
>
> $24,000
>
> $36,000
>
> $13.19
>
> $19.78
>
> 40
>
> $27,883
>
> $34,080
>
> $13.41
>
> $16.38
>
> 40
>
> $28,000
>
> $42,000
>
> $13.46
>
> $20.19
>
> 33
>
> $23,423
>
> $30,521
>
> $13.65
>
> $17.79
>
> 28
>
> $21,000
>
> $22,000
>
> $14.42
>
> $15.11
>
> 36
>
> $27,000
>
> $35,000
>
> $14.42
>
> $18.70
>
> 34
>
> $25,742
>
> $27,657
>
> $14.56
>
> $15.64
>
> 35
>
> $27,000
>
> $30,000
>
> $14.84
>
> $16.48
>
> 37
>
> $28,822
>
> $28,822
>
> $14.98
>
> $14.98
>
> 30
>
> $23,400
>
> $24,180
>
> $15.00
>
> $15.50
>
> 40
>
> $31,858
>
> $37,368
>
> $15.32
>
> $17.97
>
> 30
>
> $24,000
>
> $27,000
>
> $15.38
>
> $17.31
>
> 32
>
> $27,000
>
> $36,000
>
> $16.23
>
> $21.63
>
> 40
>
> $34,100
>
> $34,100
>
> $16.39
>
> $16.39
>
> 35
>
> $30,000
>
> $45,000
>
> $16.48
>
> $24.73
>
> 40
>
> $35,000
>
> $45,000
>
> $16.83
>
> $21.63
>
> 40
>
> $35,000
>
> $38,500
>
> $16.83
>
> $18.51
>
> 38
>
> $35,000
>
> $45,000
>
> $17.71
>
> $22.77
>
> 40
>
> $38,400
>
> $38,400
>
> $18.46
>
> $18.46
>
> 36
>
> $35,000
>
> $40,000
>
> $18.70
>
> $21.37
>
> 34
>
> $33,535
>
> $33,535
>
> $18.97
>
> $18.97
>
> 20
>
> $20,800
>
> $35,500
>
> $20.00
>
> $34.13
>
> 36
>
> $37,625
>
> $52,859
>
> $20.10
>
> $28.24
>
> 44
>
> $48,000
>
> $56,000
>
> $20.98
>
> $24.48
>
> 34
>
> $63,292
>
> $63,292
>
> $35.80
>
> $35.80
>
> *Av. Hrs/Wk*
>
> *     Av. Min*
>
> *     Av. Max*
>
> *     Av. Min/Hr*
>
> *     Av. Max/Hr*
>
> *34       *
>
> * $27,399 *
>
> *$34,582 *
>
> * $15.17 *
>
> * $19.57 *
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Jocelyn Levin, MLIS
>
> Youth Services Librarian
>
> jlevin at ltpl.org
>
> **Please note new email address**
>
>
>
> Lyon Township Public Library
>
> 27005 S. Milford Rd, South Lyon, MI 48178
>
> 248.437.8800
>
> www.LTPL.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 7:28 PM AD Jeffrey Babbitt via Michlib-l <
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
>
> Hello Librarians
>
>
>
> Our Assistant Director seems terribly underpaid, and our Board is looking
> for current information on what other Class 3 libraries are paying per
> hour. If you represent a Class 3 library with an Assistant Director
> position (whether filled or vacant), what hourly wage is associated with
> that position? We very much appreciate the help.
>
>
>
> Library of Michigan data from 2016 includes minimum and maximum salary
> information for Class 3 libraries as well as average hours per week. From
> this, I calculated some parameters ... Have things changed much?
>
>                Min          Max
>
> Low        $7.69*     $7.88*
>
> High       $30.67    $39.43
>
> Mean     $14.41    $22.81
>
> Median  $13.60    $22.20
>
> * Was this minimum wage at the time? Significantly lower than the current
> $9.87.
>
>
>
> Averaging Min and Max for each case, I found a mid-point of about $17 or
> $18 per hour, which seems right to me.
>
>
>
> Jeffrey Babbitt, MLIS
> Director
> Dorr Township Library
> 1804 Sunset Dr.
> Dorr, MI 49323
> 616-681-9678 (o)
> 269-598-6929 (m)
>
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