Parish Docs

Updated October 2023

The Clergy Compensation and Care Guide lays out guiding principles and numerical guidelines to help congregations budget clergy salaries appropriately.

The guide includes information on: cash compensation, required benefits, recommended benefits, advocacy during negotiations, clergy supply guidelines, clergy housing allowance, and a mileage report template.

If any vestry or congregation has questions about clergy compensation not covered in this document, please contact the diocesan office. 

If you desire to be married in the Church, and if your priest concurs in discerning that God is calling you to this marriage, this booklet is designed to give you and your priest the understanding, tools, and God’s grace to succeed in this most common, most transforming vocation.