2020 Compensation Survey

Dear Friends in the Diocese of Los Angeles,

As you may know, the Bishops have convened a Committee on Compensation in response to the following Resolution from 2006: “Resolved, that the One Hundred Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Church in the Diocese of Los Angeles request that the Bishop establish a Commission to implement a Compensation Support Plan to assist congregations with clergy compensation as standards of clergy compensation increase,” and to the Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce’s challenge from her address at last year’s Diocesan Convention to include lay employees and benefit packages.

In an effort to be as helpful as possible, we need to have information that is complete. We would be very grateful if you or the appropriate person in your parish, mission, school, preschool, or other institution of the church could fill out and return the appropriate survey(s), which are linked below. You may simply forward this e-mail to the person(s) who will be filling it out.

Please note that all information submitted is confidential and not linked to your institution, and no parish, institution, or person will be identified in the results collected. We will ask you to identify your institution and the person filling out the form so that we do not bother you with repeated requests, but the names will NOT be tied to the data at any point.

Episcopal schools, Episcopal preschools, and other Episcopal institutions, whether separately incorporated or not, should fill out separate surveys in order to keep the data clear. Thank you!

Note that there are separate surveys for clergy and lay information, as clergy employment details are often significantly different from lay employment. Non-parochial clergy (e.g., chaplains, program administrators, clergy on diocesan staff, etc.) should be included in the clergy section.

Each survey has a corresponding worksheet, which should be filled out FIRST, saved, and uploaded and submitted at the end of each survey. You will not be able to submit the survey without the worksheet.

Please use your pre-Covid-19 budget figures for this year. You will have an opportunity at the end of the survey to describe any temporary or permanent changes you have had to make to compensation figures as a result of the uncertainties of the present.

Questions? Please contact Serena Beeks, 800.366.1536 ext. 215, or sbeeks@ladiocese.org.

Salary and Benefits Questionnaire for Lay Employees

Salary Worksheet for Lay Employees

Salary and Benefits Questionnaire for Clergy Employees

Salary Worksheet for Clergy Employees

Task Force Members:

The Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce
Canon Serena Beeks
The Very Rev. Peter Browning
Ms. Christine Budzowski
Canon Anilin Collado
The Rev. Jane Gould
Ms. Karen James
The Rev. Yein Kim
The Rev. Canon Kelli Grace Kurtz
Ms. Rebecca Mendoza
The Rev. Rachel Nyback
Ms. Diane Pound
Mr. Peter Reinke
Mr. Kevin Wood

Queridos amigos en la Diócesis de Los Ángeles:

Como ustedes quizás saben, los Obispos han convocado a un Comité de Compensación en respuesta a la siguiente Resolución del 2006: “Se resolvió que la Ciento Undécima Reunión Anual de la Iglesia en la Diócesis de Los Ángeles solicite que el Obispo establezca una Comisión para implementar un Plan de Apoyo de Compensación para ayudar a las congregaciones con la compensación del clero a medida que aumentan estos estándares de compensación,” y la Reverendísima Diane M. Jardine Bruce en su discurso en la Convención Diocesana del año pasado presentó el desafío de incluir empleados laicos y también paquetes de beneficios.

En un esfuerzo por ser lo más útil posible en este ámbito, necesitamos tener la información completa, y estaríamos muy agradecidos si usted o la persona apropiada en su parroquia, misión, escuela, preescolar, u otra institución de la iglesia pudieran completar y devolver la encuesta apropiada cuyo enlace se encuentra al final. Simplemente puede reenviar este correo electrónico a las personas que lo completarán. Tengan en cuenta que toda la información presentada es confidencial y no está vinculada a su institución, y no se identificará ninguna parroquia, institución o persona en los resultados recopilados. Si le pediremos que identifique su institución y a la persona que completa el formulario con la intención de no tener que solicitar esto en un futuro, pero los nombres NO estarán vinculados a los datos en ningún momento.