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Compare your staff size and budget with similar churches. Discover what’s healthy, what’s average, and what’s possible for your congregation.

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Staffing is your biggest investment—and your biggest challenge.
Analyze the size and relative cost of your staff using
ChurchSalary's Staff & Giving Analyzer.

Remove the guesswork. Make data-driven decisions with confidence.

Staffing is your biggest investment—and your biggest challenge.
Analyze the size and relative cost of your staff using
ChurchSalary's Staff & Giving Analyzer.

Remove the guesswork. Make data-driven decisions with confidence.

Free Access to the Analyzer Includes

The Staff and Giving Analyzer was made to help you answer the question: “Are we structured for long-term health?”
With this tool, you can see if your church is over or understaffed, and how to allocate your budget wisely. Included in the analysis:

A Visual Comparison of your church vs. the national average

Healthy payroll and staff size for your unique context

Interactive tutorial and scenario modeling

Answers to top church finance and staffing questions

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What Church Leaders are Saying

ChurchSalary equips us to care for our staff with confidence—helping us steward resources wisely while ensuring our team feels supported, valued, and treated fairly.

Ben Menenberg

Executive Pastor, Highlands Community Church

I’m most impressed by ChurchSalary’s breadth of data. The nationwide pool of data lets me trust that the numbers are accurate.

Anne K

Executive Director of Operations, Church of the Resurrection

ChurchSalary equips us to care for our staff with confidence—helping us steward resources wisely while ensuring our team feels supported, valued, and treated fairly.

Ben Menenberg

Executive Pastor, Highlands Community Church

I’m most impressed by ChurchSalary’s breadth of data. The nationwide pool of data lets me trust that the numbers are accurate.

Anne K

Executive Director of Operations, Church of the Resurrection

ChurchSalary equips us to care for our staff with confidence—helping us steward resources wisely while ensuring our team feels supported, valued, and treated fairly.

Ben Menenberg

Executive Pastor, Highlands Community Church

I’m most impressed by ChurchSalary’s breadth of data. The nationwide pool of data lets me trust that the numbers are accurate.

Anne K

Executive Director of Operations, Church of the Resurrection

How It Works:
A Simple, 4-Step Process

Step 1

Create a free account on ChurchSalary to start analyzing.

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Create a free account on ChurchSalary

Step 2

Enter your church metrics (we’ll walk you through it!)

Step 3

Explore the Analyzer and tutorial, and see your unique model

Step 3

View your personalized, high-level salary preview

Step 4

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Who Is ChurchSalary?

ChurchSalary is a trusted compensation resource designed specifically for churches. Unlike generic salary tools, we provide data-driven salary reports tailored to ministry roles, helping pastors and church leaders make informed, fair pay decisions based so you get clarity you can trust.