The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-26
Census Bureau Shows the Aver,
age Annual Salary to be Only
S663 Per Year.
UNITARIANS PAY The MOST
First Official Statistics Regarding Re-
muneration of Men of the Gospel
Compiled and Presented to
the Public.


average annual salary of a minister
of the gospel is 1868, i'm all the denom-
nations represented i'm the compila-
tlons on this subject in Part of a
special report on the Census of Reli-
piors Bodies for 1906, which Is now
in press preparatory to its submission
by United States Census Director Du
rand to Secretary Nagel of the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor. The
report was combiled under the super
vision of Mr.. William C. Hunt. chief
statistician of population in the Census
Bureau. and the statistics were col
lected partly by correspondence and
partly bv special agents.
First Official Statistics.
II is pointed out in the introduction
that this is the first time an attempt
has been made i'm United States CEN
sus To secure official statistics con-
cerning salaries paid to ministers. 1t
Is stated that the results of the census
are not entirely satisfactory on ac-
count of the failure of some ministers
10 report their salary and of others
70 report with sufficient clearness. OF
the grand total of 1S6 denominations
in continental United States, the re-
mort states that 10 have no regular
ministry and 60 either pay no stated
salaries or made returns which were
not sufficiently complete to warrant
tabulation.
OF the 2O1.351 organizations compos-
inc the 1O2 remaining denominations
there were 164.229 or SIG per cent
which made returns to the census IN
ouiry. and the report states there Is
reason to believe that these are sub
stantially complete and accurate, ana
II Is thought that they embrace sum :
cient number of organizations OF the
respective denominations to be fairly
representative of conditions as to the
average salaries paid to ministers. The
figures in the tables are for conti-
mental United States, for each of the
four principal classes OF cities-that
Is, those having a population In 1900
Of 25.O00 to $4,000 of 10000 to 100000
Of 100000 to 100000. and of 100000 and
over. and for the area outside of them
The denomination showing the high
oct average is the Unitarian. with ST.
$50. while the denominations next In
order are the Protestant Episcopal
church. s1.242: the Universalists. ST.
23S; the General Convention OF the
L., l.A init
Of america, sf.233; the Jewish con-
gregations. s1,222: the Presbyterian
church Of the United States of Amer
len. s1.177: tho Reformed Church IN
America. s1.170: the United Presby-
terian Church of North America. 81
O9G the Congregationalists. $l.O42; the
Christian Catholic Church in Zion. ST.
037 ;and the Synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church of North Amer
lea. $1,00S.
Among the denomination showing
an average salary consider lower
than the general average for Unit
ed states are the Advent Cnristiar
Church: all the Baptist bodies except
the Northern Baptist Convention; the
Christian Union; the Christians
christian Connection); the Church OF
Christ, Scientist; the General Elder
ship of the Churches of God in Nortr
America; the Society of Friends cor
thodox); the colored Methodist bodies
the Methodist Protestant, Wesleyan
Methodist and Free Methodis
churches; the Salvation Army; and th'
Volunteers of America. In the case
most of these last-named bodies ~
shown by the report, many OF the OF
CARNATIONS reporting are outside
the principal cities. and many of then
are doubtless In rural regions, and TIM
fact accounts largely for the compar
atlvely low average salary. The low
average shown for the Church
Christ, Scientist, is said to be due U
the fact that most of those who serV
as ministers. or readers. are person
having other vocations and not de
pendent on the salaries paid by Tn
churches. In the case of the Salvatio
Army and the Volunteers of Americ
serving at the various posts Is usual
based upon their probable expenses
and is practically limited to these ex
penses
The average salary shown for IN
large cities Is considerably higher q
rule than the general average fo
the denomination. while for the are
outside of the principal cities II
usually somewhat less. Moreover. IN
average salary generally correspond
TO the grade OF the cities. For all dc
nominations together Il ranges froi
N,223 for cities Of the first-class to 81
no for those of the second class; 81
o63 for those of the third class: ss'
lor those of the fourth class; and s5I
Tor the area outside of the princip'
cities.
In individual denominations the cor
ditions vary.
In the Northern Baptist Conventic
Cnptio.nA ~x