About
The AALL Biennial Salary Survey & Organizational Characteristics (also known as the AALL Salary Survey) provides up-to-date information on salaries, benefits, job titles, and responsibilities for more than 20 law library positions. The report also provides quantitative information based on the following data points: location, number of people supervised, education, and years of experience. Additional details specific to library type are also included. Digital access to the AALL Salary Survey is provided as a free benefit to all current members.
AALL has conducted and published the AALL Salary Survey since 1993 to provide comprehensive compensation information for legal information professionals working in academic, firm/corporate, and government law libraries. It is the only in-depth resource of its kind for the profession, and is designed to support budgeting endeavors and salary negotiations. The Economic Status of Law Librarians Committee reviews and revises the questions, job titles, and position descriptions for each edition to ensure the publication is up-to-date.
Please contact Heather Haemker, AALL director of marketing & communications, with any questions.
EDITIONS
2023 Edition
The 2023 AALL Salary Survey is open and invitations will be sent to those in director-level roles. The Salary Survey report is a member benefit (no cost for electronic versions) that provides detailed compensation data for roles in law librarianship. An update to this year’s survey includes a more streamlined location list. We avoided carving out cities with less than five organizations to alleviate any anonymity concerns. Survey invitations will be sent from survey@aall.org. To ensure you receive the invitation in your inbox, please add this email address to your Safe Senders List. If you are in a director-level role and do not receive an invitation, please check your spam folder. If you do not see the invitation in spam, please reach out to Heather Haemker, AALL director of marketing & communications. Completed surveys are due by 11:59 p.m. (Central) on Friday, May 31, 2023. We appreciate and value your participation.
2021 Edition
The 2021 edition was published November 22, 2021. Print copies of the 2021 edition may be purchased online. The digital edition is free to current AALL members.
2021 Print edition cost: $130.00 for members / $250.00 for nonmembers
2021 Digital edition cost: $175.00 for nonmembers
2021 Print+Digital bundle cost: $349.00 for nonmembers
2019 Edition
The most recent edition was published in November 2019. Print copies of the 2019 edition may be purchased online. The digital edition is free to current AALL members.
2019 Print edition cost: $130.00 for members / $250.00 for nonmembers
2015 & 2017 Editions
Print copies of the 2017 edition and the 2015 edition may be purchased online. The digital editions are free to current AALL members.
2017 Print edition cost: $130.00 for members / $250.00 for nonmembers
2015 Print edition cost: $110.00 for members / $175.00 for nonmembers
1993-2013 Editions
Print editions are no longer available for purchase. The digital editions are free to current AALL members.