Notes on the Salary Compensation Formula

1. Full-time pastors shall constitute those whose compensation packages meet the criteria in full. If a church cannot meet these guidelines, a pastor may pursue supplemental employment to achieve this compensation level.

2. The Standard Base Salary assumes a person holding a ministerial license and a bachelor’s degree, with no years of ministerial service, providing full-time service to a local congregation of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, USA.

3. The suggested base salary for persons not having a national conference ministerial license and a bachelor’s degree shall be 85% of the Standard Base Salary. They are entitled to all other standard adjustments and additional compensation considerations.

4. The suggested base salary for associate/assistant pastors (must have a ministerial license and a bachelor’s degree) shall be 90% of the Standard Base Salary. They are entitled to all other standard adjustments and additional compensation considerations. It is recommended that the total compensation for any associate/assistant pastoral staff person not exceed 90% of the senior pastor’s total compensation.

5. Each year the Executive Leadership Team will review the Standard Base Salary and the standard adjustment factors.

6. Cluster leaders, at the time of assigning a pastor to a local congregation, will establish the Adjusted Standard Base Salary for the pastor at that church. Cluster leaders assist the local pastors and board of administration in determining the Adjusted Standard Base Salary and any additional increases.

7. The Personnel Relations Commission of each local church is responsible to establish their own criteria for granting additional compensation beyond the Adjusted Standard Base Salary.