Municipality

Boston

Worcester

Springfield

Lowell

Cambridge

Population in 2000

589,141

172,648

152,082

105,167

101,355

Municipal Expenditures

$1,662,790,947

$354,716,540

$382,692,995

$236,548,222

$275,407,883

Library Expenditures from City

$26,900,862

$3,374,917

$5,322,952

$943,317

$3,745,854

Percent of City Expenditures

1.62%

0.95%

1.39%

0.40%

1.36%

City Expenditures Per Capita

$45.66

$19.55

$35.00

$8.97

$36.96

Total Library Expenditures (all sources)

$33,165,251

$3,512,885

$6,612,968

$1,007,797

$3,866,125

Total Expenditures Per Capita

$56.29

$20.35

$43.48

$9.58

$38.14

Director’s Salary

$144,354

$89,294

$86,991

$63,478

$86,481

Employees FT/PT

525/145

74/15

71/55

57/44

23/10

FTE Employees (Non-Custodial)

572.1

87.2

106.9

27.6

82.8

Branches

27

2

9

0

6

Hours Open/Wk

1,199.20

120.4

310.6

76.2

306.2

Total Salaries

$22,470,964

$2,613,303

$3,827,998

$758,903

$2,617,305

Salary Percent of Total Exp

68%

74%

58%

75%

68%

Materials Expenditures

$4,366,704

$495,108

$920,959

$165,255

$457,295

Materials Percent of Total Exp

13%

14%

14%

16%

12%

Other Expenditures

$6,154,894

$404,474

$776,309

$80,973

$295,581

Other Percent of Total Exp

19%

12%

12%

8%

8%

Unallocated Expenditures

$172,689

$0

$1,087,702

$2,666

$495,944

Unallocated Percent

1%

0%

16%

0%

13%

Average Salary Per FTE

$39,278

$29,969

$35,809

$27,496

$31,610

Total Expenditures Per FTE

$57,971

$40,285

$61,861

$36,514

$46,692