The report showed on page 341 in the work of Hansen et al. (1997) displayed that during the early 1900s/1910s, a female librarian’s average salary in Los Angeles was $150 per month, while a male’s was $300 per year. According to an unpublished letter written by head librarian Jessie L. Cavanagh to Everett Perry, the minimum initial salary for a library attendant in the mid-1920s was $110/month; however, after 3 years on the job, it was $125/month. Also, a children’s librarian earned roughly $110/month [J. Cavanagh, personal communication, August 7, 1925]. If these were the salaries for lesser positions, then it is reasonable to conclude that a head librarian during that time earned more than those figures. Hence, they most likely earned around $150/month or perhaps more.
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