Vol. XVI, Issue 20

June 2, 2017

DAC and CACs Now Available for 2019

The Denominational Average Compensation1 (DAC) and Conference Average Compensations (CACs) for jurisdictional (U.S.) conferences are now available for 2019. This document provides a complete listing of both the 2018 and 2019 figures organized by conference name.

This graph illustrates that while the total amount of compensation in the United States for full-time clergy has been decreasing the past few years, the total number of U.S. full-time clergy has been decreasing faster. Therefore, the average full-time compensation level has continued to increase. The DAC increased 1.7% this year which is consistent with increases over the last few years.

In order to understand the DAC and CAC figures properly, remember the following:

To accommodate the Church’s advance budget planning needs, Wespath sustains a long tradition of calculating the DAC two-years in advance. In other words, the 2019 DAC is calculated based on 2017 compensation data. There are no adjustments or projections to account for the two-year difference.

1 Denominational Average Compensation is a specifically defined term associated with the Clergy Retirement Security Program, including its Supplements, and the Comprehensive Protection Plan.

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