| Attendance average | 1-99 | 100-199 | 200-399 | 400+ |
| Solo / Co-Pastor / Church Planter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Lead Pastor of a team | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Associate Pastor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The base and unit values have been increased 1.8% from the previous year. The base assumes a high school education only. Credit for post-high school education is included in the salary units for education.
Welcome to the Pastor Salary Guidelines. Please gather the following documents and information before starting as you will not be able to save and return.
At the end, you may print or save a PDF summary of the guidelines with your personalized information.
If you prefer to print the Pastor Salary Guidelines worksheet and write in the calculations, you may download the PDF and interpretive comments. You may also use the spreadsheet version if you would like to save the information to use later.
Pastor Salary Guidelines worksheet
Interpretive comments
Pastor Salary Guidelines spreadsheet
While filling out the worksheet, you will need to determine the geographical unit value of where you live. Enter your state and county in the fields below to calculate those units.
The geographical units assigned are based on the 2023 “Effective Buying Income” index obtained from Claritas. “Effective Buying Income” reflects income after taxes as calculated by a proprietary formula and is not a cost of living index. Download the Interpretive comments for more information.
If you have questions or need help filling out the Pastor Salary Guidelines, please visit the Mennonite Church USA website or contact Michael Danner, Associate Executive Director.
If you are having trouble using the online Pastor Salary Guidelines, please contact us.
