Friday, September 24, 2010

Women Clergy in TEC Make $10,000 a Year Less Than Male Counterparts

Women Clergy in TEC Make $10,000 a Year Less Than Male Counterparts
Between 2002 and 2009 TEC lost 877 of its male clergy (18.6%)
In 2009 The Episcopal Church lost 181 or 3% of its clergy

By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
Sept. 23, 2010

Figures released in September by the national Episcopal Church reveal a church in continued decline with male clergy still making at least $10,000 a year more than their female counterparts.

The average median salary for all clergy was $71,859 based on a survey of 3817 male clergy. For female clergy, based on a survey of 1914 women, the figure was $61,519.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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