2009 Salary Survey

Ordained ministers (ELCA pastors and other pastors) serving in congregations June 1, 2009

Region	Synod Name	Number of Pastors	Average Salary	Median Salary
1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F	Alaska Synod Northwest Washington Synod Southwestern Washington Synod Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod Oregon Synod Montana Synod	23 120 100 87 118 104	$57,670 $63,180 $58,472 $50,236 $54,985 $48,497	$61,894 $65,437 $55,866 $50,165 $54,766 $47,666

2A 2B 2C 2D 2E	Sierra Pacific Synod Southwest California Synod Pacifica Synod Grand Canyon Synod Rocky Mountain Synod	177 114 127 119 154	$60,873 $63,246 $70,675 $67,349 $59,267	$59,700 $62,954 $70,471 $65,913 $60,182

3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 3G 3H 3I	Western North Dakota Synod Eastern North Dakota Synod South Dakota Synod Northwestern Minnesota Synod Northeastern Minnesota Synod Southwestern Minnesota Synod Minneapolis Area Synod Saint Paul Area Synod Southeastern Minnesota Synod	84 122 176 166 127 216 245 165 180	$46,497 $49,083 $52,517 $48,415 $49,460 $53,762 $66,129 $63,185 $52,034	$46,253 $48,113 $52,342 $47,782 $49,090 $54,640 $63,770 $61,812 $51,513

4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F	Nebraska Synod Central States Synod Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod Northern Texas/Northern Louisiana Synod Southwestern Texas Synod Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod	188 132 38 86 132 94	$52,807 $51,742 $47,789 $57,264 $54,550 $58,936	$50,667 $49,916 $52,105 $59,213 $54,846 $58,833

5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F 5G 5H 5I 5J 5K 5L	Metropolitan Chicago Synod Northern Illinois Synod Central/Southern Illinois Synod Southeastern Iowa Synod Western Iowa Synod Northeastern Iowa Synod Northern Great Lakes Synod Northwest Synod of Wisconsin East-Central Synod of Wisconsin Greater Milwaukee Synod South-Central Synod of Wisconsin La Crosse Area Synod	202 142 111 149 109 141 61 159 138 151 154 62	$61,196 $57,953 $54,333 $55,796 $51,455 $55,032 $49,748 $52,700 $55,334 $57,851 $54,274 $62,789	$59,512 $58,222 $53,040 $55,563 $52,759 $54,847 $47,268 $53,403 $55,427 $55,677 $57,763 $53,509

6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F	Southeast Michigan Synod North/West Lower Michigan Synod Indiana-Kentucky Synod Northwestern Ohio Synod Northeastern Ohio Synod Southern Ohio Synod	108 105 166 162 148 178	$62,789 $55,914 $54,695 $55,791 $54,030 $60,986	$62,827 $53,035 $53,702 $57,507 $55,284 $60,794

7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F 7G	New Jersey Synod New England Synod Metropolitan New York Synod Upstate New York Synod Northern Pennsylvania Synod Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod Slovak Zion Synod	151 171 143 134 200 157 15	$60,263 $57,553 $59,571 $48,815 $53,175 $57,471 $49,197	$61,750 $54,516 $57,109 $49,827 $52,244 $55,877 $50,055

8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G 8H	Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod Allegheny Synod Lower Susquehanna Synod Upper Susquehanna Synod Delaware-Maryland Synod Metropolitan Washington D.C. Synod West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod	46 129 61 201 64 160 83 38	$43,914 $51,125 $47,800 $54,371 $48,306 $57,031 $70,752 $46,930	$44,117 $49,766 $46,871 $55,257 $48,195 $56,920 $70,286 $46,949

9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F	Virginia Synod North Carolina Synod South Carolina Synod Southeastern Synod Florida-Bahamas Synod Caribbean Synod	120 201 128 132 180 19	$56,645 $56,394 $58,515 $62,776 $60,678 $26,328	$55,668 $55,978 $57,615 $60,475 $59,367 $25,260

	Total	8,373
	Average Salary		$55,246
	Median Salary			$55,257

Note: These figures include the base salary, the actual housing allowance paid to the pastor or the value assigned to the church-owned parsonage (30% of the base salary), and any amount designated as a Social Security Allowance.

2009 Salary Survey

Ordained ministers (ELCA pastors and other pastors) serving in congregations June 1, 2009

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