Employment Policies & Compensation Guidelines

This section includes policies and compensation guidelines for clergy and lay employees.

Clergy Compensation and Employment Guidelines

These documents include personnel guidelines for clergy including salaries, housing, insurance, pension, and other allowances. They are updated annually and include the most recent version of the compensation tables for clergy.

Clergy Guidelines

2018 Cash Salary for Clergy (243 KB pdf)
2018 Supply Clergy Compensation (6 KB pdf)
2019 Clergy Compensation Guidelines (441 KB pdf)
2019 Health Benefits Premiums (21 KB pdf)

Additional Compensation Information for Clergy

For specifics on compensation for supply clergy, please refer to the Diocesan Personnel Policies & Guidelines, Part 1.3. To find supply clergy in the diocese, refer to Supply Clergy.

For quick reference here are the compensation guidelines for supply clergy in the Diocese of Washington: Updated October 2018

It is always appropriate to discuss the fee at the time the invitation to serve is extended. Please take into consideration the time needed for preparation, travel and in performance of the service you have requested.

Transportation reimbursement: If by privately owned automobile, the 2018 IRS business mileage rate for the use of a car is 54.5 cents per mile. For volunteer (donated services) the rate is 14 cents per mile.

Lay Compensation and Employment Guidelines

The lay employment policies and guidelines documents include information on best practices, management, job titles, compensation, and benefit packages for lay employees in the church. These are updated annually and are the most recent version available.

Lay Guidelines

2018 Lay Compensation Tables (145 KB pdf)
2019 Lay Employee and Musicians Compensation Guide (649 KB pdf)
2019 Health Benefits Premiums (21 KB pdf)
Lay Employment Policies & Guidelines (55 KB pdf)