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Salary Survey 2024 (2025 Dues January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025) Step 1 of 2 50% Your Name* Preferred Mailing Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Please check if this is a NEW address: NEW Preferred Email* Enter Email Confirm Email Current Employment Status* 1. I am working full-time as a Cantor. 2. I am working full time as a Spiritual Leader/ Kol Bo. 3. I am working full time as a Cantor and Education Director 4. I am working full time as an Education Director/Head of School 5. I am working full time a Chaplain or in Pastoral Care 6. I am working full time as a Ritual Director 7. I am working full time as a Hillel Director 8. I am working full-time as an Executive Director. 9. I am working full time as an Education Director and part-time as a Cantor 10. I am working part-time as a Cantor and/or Executive Director 11. I am working as a Jewish professional, but not as a Cantor If you checked #11 above, what is your position and/or title; please fill out OTHER below. 12. I am unemployed, or working part-time with an annual income less than $11,500 13. I am fully retired from the pulpit If you are an ordained Rabbi, from where did you receive your ordination? If you checked box 12 or 13, you need not complete the remainder of this questionnaire.Personal InformationB1. How many total years have you been employed in any capacity as a Jewish professional. B2. How many years have you served in your present position? B3. What is your gender? Male Female Non-Binary Prefer not to answer B4. What is your age range? 20-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61- and over B5. From the list below, please choose the appropriate United Synagogue Region/District using the following criteria: Please indicate the United Synagogue Region/District to which your synagogue belongs; or, if you are employed in a Reform or unaffiliated Conservative synagogue, please indicate to which United Synagogue Region/District your synagogue is located (if unknown, you may leave blank): Metropolitan New York Northeast Mid-Atlantic Central Pacific Southwest Southeast Seaboard Northern Pacific CONGREGATIONAL or INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATIONC1. What is the current size of your congregation (family units)? C2. What is the annual operating budget of your congregation? C3. In what State or Province is your congregational or institutional employer located? C4. If you are employed at a synagogue, is your congregation a member of USCJ? Yes NO C5. What is the 3-digit area code of your congregational or institutional employer? DETAILS OF POSITIOND1. Do you have a written contract?* Yes No If no, do you have a letter of agreement or intent? Yes No D2. What is the fiscal year of your contract? (for example August 1-July 31) D3. What is the length of your current contract/letter of agreement? D4. Does your present contract have a severance clause? Yes No D5. Is there a provision for mediation or binding arbitration in the written agrement with your congregation? Yes No If you checked “Yes,” does the agreement mandate that arbitration go through United Synagogue? Yes No D6. Does your contract provide protection for you in the event your synagogue merges with another synagogue? Yes No D7. How long is your annual vacation? 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks more than 6 weeks D8. Does your contract provide for a sabbatical? Yes No If so, for how long? D9. Please check the responsibilities associated with your position: B'nai/B'not Mitzvah Adult Education Concert Programming Confirmation Programming Auxiliary Shabbat Programming Hebrew School Teaching Hospital Visitation Megillah Reading Music in Hebrew School Professional Choir Minyanim Fundraising Torah Reading Volunteer Choir Youth Choir Shiva Visitation Youth Administrator D’var Torah/Sermon Preparation Other Other FINANCIAL INFORMATIONE1. What is your current annual income from salary and parsonage?Your CA dues will be assessed on your annual income from salary and parsonage at the rate of 1.3% for full members; 1.0% for CICA participants. Be sure to EXCLUDE medical benefits, retirement, convention allowance, professional dues, and honoraria. Be sure to INCLUDE fair market value of your residence if you are living in a synagogue owned home, condo or apartment. *Please fill in the fair market value below. Salary and Parsonage *Fair Market Value E2. Does your congregation provide you with a home, condo or apartment?(If so, please be sure you included the fair market value in the figure provided in E1.) Yes No Do you have an equity allowance or an equity position in the home, condo or apartment? Yes No E3. Please indicate the amount of the following benefits that are paid for you in ADDITION to your base salary and parsonage:Medical Coverage Value: Disability Value: Life Insurance Value: Retirement Value: Convention Allowance Value: Professional Development Allowance Value: E4. Does your congregation pay or reimburse you for the employer's share of Social Security? Yes No If yes, please indicate the amount: E5. What other additional expenses are paid by the congregation on your behalf? E.6 Please total all figures in questions E1 through E5 to arrive at your total PACKAGE compensation. Please check the box below if you are a Full Dues paying member of the American Conference of Cantors (ACC) serving a Reform congregation. If you checked the box, you will be billed the Dual Member rate of $250. per year If you are a joint member with JEA (Your current JEA dues are) If you are a joint member with RA (Your current RA dues are) If you are a joint member with the CCAR (Your current CCAR dues are) If you are a member of any other Jewish organization or association, please fill in the name of that organization and your current dues: NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
