Question: How do we ensure pay equality and fair wages?
Answer: Here are the three most important steps you can take to make sure you’re paying your staff a fair, living wage:
1. Audit your organization’s current pay rates.
- Check that rates meet minimum wage and salaries
- Find any obvious pay differences between similar jobs
- Document reasoning if there are questionable pay gaps
2. Research the current market ranges for each position.
- Adjust for the geographical location where the staff members actually live, not just where the ministry is located
- When finding comparisons, look beyond job titles into the actual workload of the positions in question
3. Create pay ranges for each of your positions/position types.
- If you have different levels of admins or facility workers, use “I/II/III” to tier different pay ranges based on responsibility (i.e., a receptionist admin might make less than an admin who supports the lead pastor).
- Again, look at the actual job description, not just the job title
Original content by HR Ministry Solutions. This information is provided with the understanding that Payroll Partners is not rendering legal, human resources, or other professional advice or service. Professional advice on specific issues should be sought from a lawyer, HR consultant or other professional.
