{ "name": "Sacristo Clergy Compensation Schedules", "title": "Clergy Compensation Schedules", "url": "https://sacristo.com/datasets/clergy-compensation-schedules/", "csv": "https://sacristo.com/datasets/clergy-compensation-schedules.csv", "markdown": "https://sacristo.com/datasets/clergy-compensation-schedules/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-18", "license": "https://sacristo.com/terms", "headline": "The Clergy Compensation Schedules carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 46,111 to 48,962 USD, read 11 September 2026.", "quotes": [ "The Clergy Compensation Schedules carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 46,111 to 48,962 USD, read 11 September 2026.", "2 of the 20 named sources read in full publish a figure; 18 publish none, read 11 September 2026.", "Clergy Compensation Schedules, judicatory ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod: median 46,111 USD across 1 source, read 11 September 2026.", "Clergy Compensation Schedules, judicatory Indiana Conference UMC: median 48,962 USD across 1 source, read 11 September 2026." ], "citation": "\"Sacristo Clergy Compensation Schedules\", updated 2026-10-18, https://sacristo.com/datasets/clergy-compensation-schedules/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "USD", "n": 2, "median": 47536.5, "min": 46111, "max": 48962, "p25": null, "p75": null, "mean": 47536.5, "units": { "USD": 2 }, "published_sources": 2, "named_sources": 21, "read_sources": 20, "not_published": 18, "published_share": 0.1 }, "by_axis": { "judicatory": { "ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 46111, "min": 46111, "max": 46111, "p25": 46111, "p75": 46111, "mean": 46111 } }, "Indiana Conference UMC": { "USD": { "n": 1, "median": 48962, "min": 48962, "max": 48962, "p25": 48962, "p75": 48962, "mean": 48962 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod salary guidelines", "url": "https://www.lss-elca.org/rostered-ministers/salary-guidelines/", "figure": "$46,111 ", "value": 46111, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "judicatory": "ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "quote": "Adopted June 5, 2026, the Synod Assembly set the 2027 minimum salary guidelines: the beginning minimum base salary and housing allowance of $66,278 for pastors who serve full time at the time of their ordination and the beginning minimum base salary when housing is provided of $46,111 for pastors who serve", "source_class": "first-party-index", "text_sha256": "eee0fd680a3b0d86ebbd3dfe064822bf92aa45ccf6abd3baa14d2b7fb91ae87f" }, { "source": "Indiana Conference (UMC) equitable compensation", "url": "https://www.inumc.org/document/equitable-compensation-2/", "figure": "$48,962", "value": 48962, "unit": "USD", "vat": null, "axis": { "judicatory": "Indiana Conference UMC" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "quote": "Minimum salary for full-time Full Elders appointed to serve a local church, or a full-time Full Deacon whose primary appointment is to serve a local church, is set at 60% of the DAC (Denominational Average Compensation or $81,603) as calculated annually by the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits. (2026 = $48,962)", "source_class": "first-party-index", "text_sha256": "05328a1de34fb3eb2e86b682472a18d60a34f264539acae05d6460a50f05892f" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "Episcopal Diocese of Albany expected clergy compensation", "url": "https://albanyepiscopaldiocese.org/expected-clergy-compensation/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio clergy compensation", "url": "https://diosohio.org/clergy-compensation/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ELCA South Dakota Synod compensation", "url": "https://sdsynod.org/rostered-ministers/compensation/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina minimum salary guidelines", "url": "https://episdionc.org/administration-finance-resources/minimum-salary-guidelines/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Episcopal Diocese of Olympia 2026 parochial clergy salary scale", "url": "https://ecww.org/2026-parochial-clergy-salary-scale/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Episcopal Diocese of Long Island clergy compensation guidelines", "url": "https://www.dioceseli.org/what-we-do/resources/clergy-compensation-guidelines-diocese-long-island", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ELCA Virginia Synod compensation guidelines", "url": "https://vasynod.org/resources/compensation-guidelines/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod salary guidelines", "url": "https://mcselca.org/congregational-support/salary-guidelines/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ELCA Greater Milwaukee Synod compensation guidelines", "url": "https://milwaukeesynod.org/resources/for-congregations/salary-guidelines/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ELCA Southeastern Minnesota Synod compensation guidelines", "url": "https://semnsynod.org/resources-for-congregations-and-leaders/compensation-guidelines", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ELCA Minneapolis Area Synod compensation guidelines", "url": "https://mpls-synod.org/for-leaders-and-churches/for-congregations/compensation-guidelines/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "West Ohio Conference (UMC) 2026 minimum salaries", "url": "https://www.westohioumc.org/2026-minimum-salaries", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "UMC.org: whom to call for clergy compensation and benefits", "url": "https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-whom-to-call-for-part-3-clergy-compensation-benefits", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Pittsburgh Presbytery minimum terms of call", "url": "https://www.pghpresbytery.org/ministry_teams/committees_commissions/com/com-forms/minimum-terms-of-call/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Pittsburgh Presbytery proposed minimum terms of call for 2026", "url": "https://www.pghpresbytery.org/2025/07/proposed-minimum-terms-of-call-for-2026/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Presbytery of Northern New England transitions and terms of call", "url": "https://www.pnne.org/transitions-and-terms-of-call", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis 2026 compensation guidelines", "url": "https://indydio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Compensation-Guidelines-Snapshot.pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Vanderbloemen pastor and church staff compensation annual report", "url": "https://www.vanderbloemen.com/resources/annual-report-pastor-church-staff-compensation/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://albanyepiscopaldiocese.org/expected-clergy-compensation/", "label": "Episcopal Diocese of Albany expected clergy compensation", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://diosohio.org/clergy-compensation/", "label": "Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio clergy compensation", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.lss-elca.org/rostered-ministers/salary-guidelines/", "label": "ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod salary guidelines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://sdsynod.org/rostered-ministers/compensation/", "label": "ELCA South Dakota Synod compensation", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://episdionc.org/administration-finance-resources/minimum-salary-guidelines/", "label": "Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina minimum salary guidelines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://ecww.org/2026-parochial-clergy-salary-scale/", "label": "Episcopal Diocese of Olympia 2026 parochial clergy salary scale", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.dioceseli.org/what-we-do/resources/clergy-compensation-guidelines-diocese-long-island", "label": "Episcopal Diocese of Long Island clergy compensation guidelines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://vasynod.org/resources/compensation-guidelines/", "label": "ELCA Virginia Synod compensation guidelines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://mcselca.org/congregational-support/salary-guidelines/", "label": "ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod salary guidelines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://milwaukeesynod.org/resources/for-congregations/salary-guidelines/", "label": "ELCA Greater Milwaukee Synod compensation guidelines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://semnsynod.org/resources-for-congregations-and-leaders/compensation-guidelines", "label": "ELCA Southeastern Minnesota Synod compensation guidelines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://mpls-synod.org/for-leaders-and-churches/for-congregations/compensation-guidelines/", "label": "ELCA Minneapolis Area Synod compensation guidelines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.inumc.org/document/equitable-compensation-2/", "label": "Indiana Conference (UMC) equitable compensation", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.westohioumc.org/2026-minimum-salaries", "label": "West Ohio Conference (UMC) 2026 minimum salaries", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-whom-to-call-for-part-3-clergy-compensation-benefits", "label": "UMC.org: whom to call for clergy compensation and benefits", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.pghpresbytery.org/ministry_teams/committees_commissions/com/com-forms/minimum-terms-of-call/", "label": "Pittsburgh Presbytery minimum terms of call", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.pghpresbytery.org/2025/07/proposed-minimum-terms-of-call-for-2026/", "label": "Pittsburgh Presbytery proposed minimum terms of call for 2026", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.pnne.org/transitions-and-terms-of-call", "label": "Presbytery of Northern New England transitions and terms of call", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://indydio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Compensation-Guidelines-Snapshot.pdf", "label": "Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis 2026 compensation guidelines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://dioceseofnj.org/standing-commission-on-clerical-compensation/", "label": "Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey Standing Commission on Clerical Compensation", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.vanderbloemen.com/resources/annual-report-pastor-church-staff-compensation/", "label": "Vanderbloemen pastor and church staff compensation annual report", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 2 of the 20 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 18 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 42 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per judicatory per year: the minimum cash salary, the housing rule (provided, or an allowance with its floor), the SECA reimbursement, the pension percentage and whatever size, attendance, budget or years-of-service scale the schedule applies; across them, the national distribution of published minimums, the median by denomination and by state, the share of judicatories that scale by congregation size at all, and the year-on-year adjustment each one actually voted - a table that exists nowhere because every judicatory publishes only its own", "embed": "

46,111 to 48,962 USD

2 published figures, Clergy Compensation Schedules, across 2 sources, read 11 September 2026

Source: Sacristo Clergy Compensation Schedules
" }