How Do You Use UUA Salary Recommendations and Resources?

This short questionnaire is for all leaders (staff and lay) who make decisions, or give input into decisions, about salaries for one or more employees of your congregation.

It is fine to have more than one respondent from your congregation, each responding based on their own knowledge and perspectives.
Answer based on your own experience. You may not know everything about how salaries are determined in your congregation for every position or how resources are used. That's okay! We're interested in your own impression.
For every question, select the best option. We appreciate anything you want to tell us in the comment boxes, as well, such as how the resource is helpful or what we might improve.

Contact Jan and Sean with questions: Comp@uua.org. Thanks from the UUA Compensation Team!

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* 1. In your experience, to what extent does your congregation rely on the UUA Salary Tables (found on our Salary Recommendations page) in making decisions about...

	UUA Salary Tables are our only source of information.	UUA Salary Tables are an important source of information.	We take them into consideration.	We refer to them sometimes, but don't always incorporate them in our decisions.	We don't refer to them at all.
Pay for ministers?	Pay for ministers? UUA Salary Tables are our only source of information.	Pay for ministers? UUA Salary Tables are an important source of information.	Pay for ministers? We take them into consideration.	Pay for ministers? We refer to them sometimes, but don't always incorporate them in our decisions.	Pay for ministers? We don't refer to them at all.
Pay for manager- and director-level professional staff?	Pay for manager- and director-level professional staff? UUA Salary Tables are our only source of information.	Pay for manager- and director-level professional staff? UUA Salary Tables are an important source of information.	Pay for manager- and director-level professional staff? We take them into consideration.	Pay for manager- and director-level professional staff? We refer to them sometimes, but don't always incorporate them in our decisions.	Pay for manager- and director-level professional staff? We don't refer to them at all.
Pay for staff whose responsibilities are generally unrelated to UUism or congregational life, with skills easily transferable to other area employers?	Pay for staff whose responsibilities are generally unrelated to UUism or congregational life, with skills easily transferable to other area employers? UUA Salary Tables are our only source of information.	Pay for staff whose responsibilities are generally unrelated to UUism or congregational life, with skills easily transferable to other area employers? UUA Salary Tables are an important source of information.	Pay for staff whose responsibilities are generally unrelated to UUism or congregational life, with skills easily transferable to other area employers? We take them into consideration.	Pay for staff whose responsibilities are generally unrelated to UUism or congregational life, with skills easily transferable to other area employers? We refer to them sometimes, but don't always incorporate them in our decisions.	Pay for staff whose responsibilities are generally unrelated to UUism or congregational life, with skills easily transferable to other area employers? We don't refer to them at all.

Comments about the UUA Salary Tables (Note separate question below about Geo Indices.)

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* 2. In your experience, aside from the UUA Salary Tables, are other resources used by congregational leaders to help set pay levels for any of your employees? If so, please tell us about them. (These could be official national or local sources of pay data, or more informal ways of gathering pay information.)

No, the UUA Salary Tables are the only resource we use.

No, we don't use the UUA Salary Tables or any other source of information to help us set pay levels.

Yes, we have made use of other resources as follows:

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* 3. How familiar are you or other congregational leaders with our Capsule Job Descriptions?

Very familiar. We review them often and find them very helpful.

Familiar. We find them helpful.

Somewhat familiar and have found them helpful on occasion.

Knew they existed but rarely refer to them.

Didn't know these existed.

Very familiar. We review them often and find them very helpful.

Familiar. We find them helpful.

Somewhat familiar and have found them helpful on occasion.

Knew they existed but rarely refer to them.

Didn't know these existed.

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* 4. How familiar are you or other congregational leaders with our Guide to Salary Recommendations?

We read it regularly and thoroughly and find it very helpful.

We have read all or parts of it as needed.

Somewhat familiar with it.

Knew it existed but have rarely referred to it.

Didn't know it existed.

We read it regularly and thoroughly and find it very helpful.

We have read all or parts of it as needed.

Somewhat familiar with it.

Knew it existed but have rarely referred to it.

Didn't know it existed.

Comments about Guide to Salary Recommendations

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* 5. Do your congregational leaders use our Geo Index Listing?

We check our Geo Index each year and try to make sure our salaries align with it.

We generally account for our Geo Index in setting salaries.

We know our Geo Index but don't consistently consider it.

We've heard of the Geo Index but don't make use of it.

Didn't know it existed.

We check our Geo Index each year and try to make sure our salaries align with it.

We generally account for our Geo Index in setting salaries.

We know our Geo Index but don't consistently consider it.

We've heard of the Geo Index but don't make use of it.

Didn't know it existed.

Comments about the Geo Index Listing

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* 6. Each year, we post additional information on our Salary Recommendations for Congregational Staff page, including a cost of living adjustment and an explanation of how our salary tables have changed from the prior year. How do you or other leaders use that information?

We read it carefully and make use of it in our decision-making.

We refer to it as needed.

We're aware of the page but don't routinely read the information.

We didn't know there was additional information on the page but may now refer to it.

We didn't know about it and are unlikely to make use of it.

We read it carefully and make use of it in our decision-making.

We refer to it as needed.

We're aware of the page but don't routinely read the information.

We didn't know there was additional information on the page but may now refer to it.

We didn't know about it and are unlikely to make use of it.

Comments about other information on the Salary Recommendations page

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* 7. Do you or other leaders use our Compensation Process Guidance page?

Yes, we use it conscientiously to ensure equity and transparency.

Yes, we have referred to it to remind us of equitable practices.

We're aware of the page but haven't used it.

We weren't aware of the page but may now begin using it as a resource.

We weren't aware of the page and are unlikely to use it as a resource.

Yes, we use it conscientiously to ensure equity and transparency.

Yes, we have referred to it to remind us of equitable practices.

We're aware of the page but haven't used it.

We weren't aware of the page but may now begin using it as a resource.

We weren't aware of the page and are unlikely to use it as a resource.

Comments about Compensation Process Guidance

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* 8. Is there anything else you'd like to share regarding how you make pay-related decisions for your congregation's employees? Or do you have questions or general comments for us? Be sure to include your name and email if you'd like a response.

No, I'm all set. Thank you.

Yes, I have these comments and/or questions: (Include name and email if you'd like a response.)

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* 9. Please share your role and congregation size

Your role in the congregation

Your congregation's approximate membership size