The 2025 Episcopal Musician Compensation Survey Report, prepared by Erica Dollhopf, Ph.D., is now available. The data contained in this report is for informational purposes only. While AAM always hopes that its members will be fairly and adequately compensated for their work, AAM makes no specific recommendations to any hiring institution regarding compensation and the results of the survey in no way bind or commit AAM members or their employers in reaching agreements regarding compensation and benefits.

This year’s report includes:

• A pay and benefits overview broken down by position time,

• wedding, funeral, and substitute musician per service rates,

• demographic data on gender identity, race and ethnicity, and age,

• job characteristic data broken down by education, experience, church budget, and average Sunday attendance,

• regional data including U.S. states with at least 5 respondents in any salary category,

• a chart that imitates the former “Salary Guidelines” by layering education and experience with position time,

• an interactive tool that can filter data specific to one’s employment status.

Thank you to all who participated in this survey.