How has the size of your church staff changed in the last year? 

Based on responses to last year's survey, ChurchSalary predicted that more churches would stabilize and maintain their same staffing level. Data from this year's survey paints a different picture.

Unfortunately, 8.8% of churches were either forced (or decided) to decrease the size of their staff in 2024—despite planning to do the opposite in 2023.

Based on data from over 2,800 churches captured across several surveys: "The Impact of COVID-19 on the American Church," conducted by ChurchSalary and the Arbor Research Group (April 2022), the 2022 State of Church Compensation survey (Aug 2-5, 2022), the 2023 State of Church Compensation survey (Aug. 21-Sept 7, 2023), and the 2024 State of Church Compensation survey (July 15-Aug 21, 2024).
Chart: Aaron M. HillSource: ChurchSalary and Church Law & Tax, 2024Created with Datawrapper