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 2025 Pastor Salary Development Tool
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- This tool is a guideline for determining an appropriate salary for a Lead Pastor, Solo Pastor, or Associate Pastor (including Worship, Youth and Children's ministries).
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- The calculation starts with a "Base Amount" of salary and then considers other factors. CBOQ adjusts the base amount annually.
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- Use the tabs below to access the Housing, EED (Education, Experience, Discretionary), and Responsibility Adjustment worksheets. Enter the variables in the yellow highlighted boxes on these tabs. The grey higlighted boxes below will automatically update as you complete the Housing, EED, and Responsibility tabs.
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- Recommended pastoral benefits (which are in addition to salary) are detailed at the bottom of this page.
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Salary Calculation:
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Base Amount* $ 47,000
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Housing Adjustment (Housing tab) $ 8,604
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Education Adjustment (EEA tab) $ 4,000
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Experience Adjustment (EEA tab) $ 3,750
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Accreditation/Discretionary Adjustment (EEA tab) $ 2,000
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Responsibility Adjustment (RL tab) $ 750
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Level Adjustment (RL tab)75%
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Total Salary $ 65,167
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*Note: Base salary includes 3.1% cost of living increase based on annual timeframe of July-June CPI Stats Can data vs. previous 12 months
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Recommended Benefits (in addition to salary):
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- Pension: Church matches employee's 6% salary contribution amount to the Canadian Baptist Pension Plan.
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- Health: Church covers the cost of the basic Canadian Baptist Group Benefits Plan.
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- Education/Books: $2000 annually.
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- Vacation: 4-5 weeks annually.
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- Sick days: 15 days paid sick leave per year.
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- Moving Allowance: One-time moving costs covered.
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- Sabbatical leave policy.
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Annual Raises and Reviews:
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- Pastor salary should be reviewed as part of the annual review process based on their job description and agreed-upon annual goals.
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- Raises should include a cost of living adjustment.
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- A pastor's salary may currently be much lower than these guidelines suggest, which may warrant a larger-than-normal one-time increase.
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Total Compensation $ 75,077
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Total Salary $ 65,167
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6% Pension match $ 3,910
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Health & Dental ($$6000) $ 6,000
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