What do recent data tell us about compensation in congregations? What is fair pay for a pastor and for congregational staff? How is compensation balanced with other budget demands? Use these resources to discover how your pay scales can be determined and fairly applied.

ADMINISTRATION : Staffing  : Compensation 

Compensation Handbook for Church Staff (updated annually) (Book)
James F. Cobble Jr., Richard R. Hammar, Authors.  Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, Inc, 2006.
This handbook provides leaders with an overview of compensation packages across a range of churches. It also helps readers understand compensation planning and standards for determining fair compensation.

How Much Should We Pay the Pastor? A Fresh Look at Clergy Salaries in the 21st Century (Book)
Becky R. McMillan, Matthew J. Price, Authors.  Durham, NC: Duke Divinity School Pulpit and Pew Research Reports, 2003.
This report offers a history of the Black church in relation to current demographic shifts. It profiles laity and clergy—combining narrative and statistical information, and explores church’s role as political and social action agent.

National Association of Church Personnel Administrators (Organization)
NACPA is a national organization for human resource managers and personnel directors dedicated to the promotion and development of just personnel practices for all church employees.

National Church Staff Compensation Survey (Book)
Joyce Parchman, James D. Giffen, Editors.  Richardson, TX: National Association of Church Business Administration, 2005.
This comprehensive survey by the National Association of Church Business Administration reports the "high," "low," and "average" compensation of both ordained and non-ordained church staff across the country.

What’s Fair Pay for Your Pastor? (Article)
Scott A. Arnold, Author.  Action Information. January/February 1992. Vol. XVIII, No. 1, pp. 9. Herndon, VA: Alban Institute.
This article makes it clear that the pastor's salary should not be used as a budget-balancing tool and offers suggestions for the factors to be considered in establishing a fair pastoral salary, including the local cost of living and the average living e