2010 Salary Survey

Ordained ministers (ELCA pastors and other pastors) serving in congregations June 1, 2010

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	27 112 93 84 110 92	$55,874 $65,574 $59,532 $51,381 $54,935 $48,718	$61,894 $65,961 $59,220 $50,384 $53,704 $48,726

2A 2B 2C 2D 2E	Sierra Pacific Synod Southwest California Synod Pacifica Synod Grand Canyon Synod Rocky Mountain Synod	175 114 121 112 157	$62,289 $63,519 $70,672 $67,730 $59,499	$60,800 $61,021 $70,000 $67,480 $58,846

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	92 120 176 162 117 204 241 154 179	$47,865 $49,894 $53,540 $48,853 $50,099 $53,750 $66,456 $64,382 $52,996	$48,187 $48,844 $52,861 $48,588 $49,227 $55,058 $65,763 $63,258 $51,412

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	194 132 31 82 128 93	$53,438 $53,115 $48,461 $57,261 $53,736 $59,561	$50,463 $51,454 $52,476 $59,421 $55,008 $59,084

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	201 153 110 147 100 138 59 154 131 152 151 64	$61,337 $56,500 $54,186 $57,356 $53,637 $55,114 $50,300 $55,238 $55,153 $56,707 $57,573 $52,987	$59,830 $57,392 $52,517 $56,728 $55,153 $55,112 $47,166 $55,441 $55,479 $54,746 $57,960 $54,439

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	103 102 163 155 153 176	$62,703 $53,615 $54,147 $55,236 $53,635 $60,558	$63,944 $53,446 $54,203 $56,247 $55,191 $60,569

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	152 167 142 123 193 157 17	$59,533 $57,687 $60,752 $50,424 $54,093 $57,781 $49,001	$61,691 $54,644 $57,265 $50,698 $53,994 $55,900 $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	42 129 63 199 65 159 80 37	$44,471 $51,945 $48,382 $55,047 $49,238 $57,354 $71,736 $47,640	$46,050 $51,526 $47,581 $55,723 $48,470 $57,173 $70,986 $45,280

9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F	Virginia Synod North Carolina Synod South Carolina Synod Southeastern Synod Florida-Bahamas Synod Caribbean Synod	112 202 134 141 164 21	$55,617 $57,001 $59,975 $63,223 $63,022 $26,448	$55,600 $56,007 $59,875 $60,601 $62,605 $25,260

	Total	8,213
	Average Salary		$55,684
	Median Salary			$55,191

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.

2010 Salary Survey

Ordained ministers (ELCA pastors and other pastors) serving in congregations June 1, 2010

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