Compensation Decision Support Tool

This tool was created at the request of LCMS District Business Managers, who wanted a resource for ministries that suggested compensation for church workers. All LCMS ministries have access to this free tool, regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in Concordia Plans.

Concordia Plans, along with CBIZ (a financial services and business consulting firm), analyzed LCMS data. They then paired that data, along with additional information from external resources, to create comprehensive salary benchmarks. It takes into consideration location, rostered status, education level and other factors to provide suggested compensations for workers. For more information on how the data is created, watch our short tutorial video.

To help meet the unique needs of our ministries, two versions of the Compensation Decision Support Tool were created - one for churches and the other for schools. To learn more, please watch our short tutorial for each version.

Tutorial Video for Churches →

Tutorial Video for Schools →