Compensation & Benefits

Sample Letters of Agreement between clergy and parishes

For templates for letters of agreement for clergy, please contact Canon David Stickley.

New hire employment packet & checklist

Forms and information for hiring a new employee (clergy or lay).
New hire checklist

NYS laws governing employment of minors

Clergy compensation

Clergy Compensation and Benefits Handbook
Clergy Compensation Handbook 2026
Clergy Compensation Resolution
Clergy Compensation Resolution – 2026
Clergy Compensation Requirements
Clergy Compensation Requirements Summary – 2026
Parish Type Calculation Form
Clergy Compensation Package Worksheet without rectory 2026
Clergy Compensation Package Worksheet with Rectory 2026

Supply clergy compensation

Supply Clergy Rates 2026

Clergy housing

Clergy Housing: Example vestry resolution re: housing allowance for clergy who own a home
Clergy Housing: Rectory Guidelines
Compensation Package Worksheet for Clergy without Rectory
Compensation Package Worksheet for Clergy with Rectory

Paid family leave

New York State Paid Family Leave program

Clergy are exempt from NYS Disability and NYS Paid Family Leave coverage but they can be voluntarily opted in.

To do so, an employer’s application for voluntary coverage must be filed with NYS Workers’ Compensation Board:

Private employers

Private employers may apply to provide voluntary coverage by filling out Employer’s Application for Voluntary Coverage (No Employee Contribution) (Form DB-135) or Employer’s Application for Voluntary Coverage for Class of Employees For Whom Disability Benefits Are Not Required by Law (Employee Contribution) (Form DB-136). Note, private employers that choose to provide disability benefits also elect to provide Paid Family Leave benefits. One may not be provided without the other.

Mileage reimbursement

IRS mileage reimbursement rates 2026

Pension