Compensation and Guidelines

To the right, you will find the latest Recommended Compensation Guidelines for Rostered and Lay Leaders in the South Dakota Synod, as well as Excel sheets with calculators to help your congregation or worshipping community calculate the different aspects of your leader or leaders’ compensation package(s).

These Guidelines were developed by the Synod’s Support to Ministries committee and approved by the 2024 South Dakota Synod Assembly. In addition, the Support to Ministries Committee developed the below supporting document to aid your congregation in understanding and discussing the guidelines.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Synod office at synod@sdsynod.org or (605) 274-4011.

Supporting Documents:

Excel Sheet Calculators

*Files will download as a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet.

Calculator – Lay Roster

Calculator – No Parsonage

Calculator – With Parsonage