Compensation Standards

At the 2022 Synod Assembly, a thorough revision to the Compensation Standards was overwhelmingly approved by the assembly. The work continued into 2023 and updated Compensation Standards were approved at the 2023 Synod Assembly. The 2022 Compensation Standards included for the first time a worksheet to assist with the calculations – and in 2023 we have developed three different worksheets: for new calls, for continuing calls, and for congregations with a parsonage.
 
The expectation is that congregations will use the current Compensation Standards document and appropriate worksheet whenever calling a pastor or deacon and when reviewing compensation for the next year.
If you have any questions about the Compensation Standards, please contact Pastor Mitch Phillips, Assistant to the Bishop for Leadership: mphillips@neos-elca.org

An Introduction & Background to the Compensation Standards (2022):