1. Salary Survey Full-Time Youth Workers in the UMC Survey Conducted May-Aug 2011

2. Youth Ministry Salary and Benefits What is your gender? Male 64.0% 127 Female 36.0% 71

3. EDUCATION LEVEL What is the highest level of education you have completed? High School 14% 27 Bachelor’s 48% 93 Master's 26% 51 Doctoral 1% 2 Seminary 11% 21

4. JURISDICTION What Jurisdiction are you a part of? Northeast 5.6% 11 North Central 9.7% 19 Southeast 38.4% 75 South Central 41.5% 81 Western 4.6% 9

5. How Many Years of Experience in Youth Ministry do you have? Years # % 0-33818.9 4-75828.8 7-102612.9 10-153919.4 Over 154019.9

6. Full-Time Salary by Gender MaleFemale Average $42,273 Median$38,500 Average$35,904 Median$35,000

7. Salary by Gender

8. Full Time Salary by Experience EXPERIENCE Average Median 0-3 Years$28,489$30,000 4-7 Years$37,207$36,000 7-10 Years$37,543$35,000 10-15 Years$43,685$39,500 Over 15 Years$51,435$49,250

9. Salary for Full Time Years of Experience

10. Full Time Salary by Jurisdiction JURISDICTIONAverageMedian North Central$36240$36462 Northeast$35436$32500 South Central$40972$36000 Southeast$40131$38500 Western$38255$38000

11. Salary by Jurisdiction

12. Full Time Salary by Church Membership (Size of church) MembershipAverageMedian 0-100$25,250$26,000 101-300$30,273$31,000 301-500$33,471$34,500 501-1000$36,471$35,000 1000-1500$39,864$40,000 1500-2000$43,970$44,000 Over 2000$50,665$48,500

13. Salary Based on Church Membership (Size of Church)

14. Salary Based on Number of Active Youth in Ministry ACTIVE Avg.Median 0-10$23,763$30,000 11-20$30,214$30,000 21-30$34,353$34,000 31-50$35,592$36,250 51-100$39,315$39,500 Over 100$50,488$48,500

15. Salary Based on Active Youth Involved in Ministry

16. Salary Based on Level of Education EDUCATIONAverageMedian High School$31,956$30,900 Bachelor’s Degree$39,080$36,500 Master’s Degree$42,558$40,000 Seminary Degree$48,241$47,500

17. Salary Based on Level of Education