How has the size of your paid church staff changed since the beginning of the pandemic?

Data from over 1,600 churches indicates that between 2021 and 2022 over half of churches (56%) made no changes to the size of their staff. The remaining churches were almost evenly split between increasing (23.7%) and decreasing (21.4%).

Based on data from over 1,600 churches captured by the 2022 State of Church Compensation survey (Aug 2-5, 2022) and The Impact of COVID-19 on the American Church survey conducted by ChurchSalary and the Arbor Research Group (March-May 2022).
Chart: Aaron M. Hill Source: ChurchSalary and Arbor Research Group