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    $29k
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    $57k

    The average salary for a Ministry Director is $40,393

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    What is the Pay by Experience Level for Ministry Directors?

    Early Career
    ▼13%
    Mid Career
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    Late Career
    ▲17%
    Experienced
    ▲14%

    An early career Ministry Director with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $35,253 based on 46 salaries. A mid-career Ministry Director with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $43,340 based on 33 salaries. An experienced Ministry …Read more

    What Do Ministry Directors Do?

    The ministry director has a number of different responsibilities within a church. Generally, they are in charge of administrating and overseeing the church's children and youth programs. Duties performed by the ministry director might include managing the weekly curriculum, procedures, and plans for the nursery; hiring and training weekday and Sunday childcare coordinators; supervising volunteers and staff members; and performing administrative tasks for the children's ministry. The ministry …Read more

    Ministry Director Tasks
    • Provide administrative leadership and direction.
    • Develop and direct programming in line with ministry's overarching goals.
    • Develop and implement community outreach.
    • Recruit and train volunteers.

    Job Satisfaction for Ministry Director

    4.1 out of 5
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    Gender Breakdown

    Female
    75.8%
    Male
    24.2%
    This data is based on 62 survey responses. Learn more about the gender pay gap.

    Common Health Benefits

    Medical

    60%

    Dental

    37%

    Vision

    32%

    None

    40%

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    What Do Ministry Directors Do?

    The ministry director has a number of different responsibilities within a church. Generally, they are in charge of administrating and overseeing the church's children and youth programs. Duties performed by the ministry director might include managing the weekly curriculum, procedures, and plans for the nursery; hiring and training weekday and Sunday childcare coordinators; supervising volunteers and staff members; and performing administrative tasks for the children's ministry. The ministry …Read more

    Ministry Director Tasks
    • Provide administrative leadership and direction.
    • Develop and direct programming in line with ministry's overarching goals.
    • Develop and implement community outreach.
    • Recruit and train volunteers.

    Job Satisfaction for Ministry Director

    4.1 out of 5
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    Career Paths

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    What Are Popular Skills for Ministry Directors?

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    Popularity
    People Management
    $38,248
    57 responses
    Leadership
    $39,132
    56 responses
    Mentoring
    $39,734
    28 responses
    Counseling
    $39,997
    19 responses
    Strategic Planning
    $42,000
    15 responses
    Skills in Strategic Planning are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Counseling, Mentoring, Leadership and People Management.

    What is the Pay by Experience Level for Ministry Directors?

    An early career Ministry Director with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $35,253 based on 46 salaries. A mid-career Ministry Director with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $43,340 based on 33 salaries. An experienced Ministry Director with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $47,247 based on 35 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $46,216.

    Pay Difference by Location

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    San Diego, California
    ▲4%
    Seattle, Washington
    ▲4%
    Dallas, Texas
    ▲1%
    Houston, Texas
    ▼14%
    Chicago, Illinois
    ▼14%
    Orlando, Florida
    ▼18%
    Denver, Colorado
    ▼22%
    Employees with Ministry Director in their job title in San Diego, California earn an average of 4.0% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Seattle, Washington (3.6% more) and Dallas, Texas (0.7% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Denver, Colorado (21.9% less), Orlando, Florida (18.1% less) and Chicago, Illinois (14.4% less).

    Years of Experience

    This data is based on 126 survey responses.
    Early Career
    36.5%
    Mid Career
    26.2%
    Experienced
    27.8%
    Late Career
    9.5%

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    $45k - $170k
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    $44k - $78k
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    Experience Affects Ministry Director Salaries

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    Experienced
    ▲17%
    Late Career
    ▲14%
    Mid Career
    ▲7%
    Early Career
    ▼13%

    Skills That Affect Ministry Director Salaries

    Different skills can affect your salary. Below are the most popular skills and their effect on salary.
    Program Development
    ▲15%
    Strategic Planning
    ▲4%
    Counseling
    ▼1%
    Mentoring
    ▼2%
    Leadership
    ▼3%
    People Management
    ▼5%
    Strategic Project Management
    ▼5%
    Office Administration
    ▼26%

    Gender Breakdown

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    Female
    75.8%
    Male
    24.2%

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