Compensation Guidelines
Compensation Guidelines
These are the current guidelines from the Rocky Mountain Synod Council. The guidelines worksheet propose salary in a range, rather than a single target number. The range takes into consideration the differences in Rocky Mountain Synod cost of living realities based upon regional differences and other suggested salary modifiers for education or previous non-military experience.
- Compensation Guidelines Narrative - Approved 2023
- Definition of Compensation and Benefits - Word and Service - Revised 2017
- Definition of Compensation and Benefits - Word and Sacrament - Approved 2018
- Clergy Salary Calculation Worksheet - Approved 2024
- Please email Yvonne Wilken at office@rmselca.org to obtain a worksheet to assist in development of compensation packages for rostered minister
All of these documents are presented as the result of the concerted effort of many to move to a more current, complete and flexible set of compensation guidelines. These guidelines are not a mandate. A compensation committee appointed by the Synod Council reviews the documents and calculation worksheet modifiers each year to recommend any updates for the following year. Guidelines for compensation are just that: guidelines. Different contexts and communities must be taken into consideration, and each congregation should review the documents in light of the congregation's past history.
