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Offline QCdrummer

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What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« on: February 18, 2009, 12:30:18 PM »
For a church that has no choir, no rehearsals, no teaching parts involved. And only has a praise team, and a 2 hour service on Sundays, what is fair compensation for a keyboard player? I have an idea in my head and Pastor had asked me and I wanted to make sure what I was telling him was near accurate, so I thought I would get everybody's opinion. Thanks!
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2009, 04:22:15 PM »
Oh and this would be for a guy who is between intermediate and advanced experience.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2009, 10:56:00 AM »
it depends on the church but if you only have to be there sunday it should not be that much about 175 200ish
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2009, 04:28:07 PM »
Thanks man! I was starting to get worried there for a minute! But I don't know if he could stretch out that far since the church is extremely small, but I'll let him know that. Thanks!
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2009, 04:41:07 PM »
Quote from: QCdrummer on February 20, 2009, 04:28:07 PM
Thanks man! I was starting to get worried there for a minute! But I don't know if he could stretch out that far since the church is extremely small, but I'll let him know that. Thanks!

Since the church is very small, and you are in NC, I'd say $50 -125 is fair.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2009, 04:56:48 PM »
ok i agree with under 13 i didnt know the church was small it his price range is more reasonable
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2009, 05:10:54 PM »
Quote from: organman88 on February 20, 2009, 04:56:48 PM
ok i agree with under 13 i didnt know the church was small it his price range is more reasonable

We also have to consider the geographic location. cost of living is lower in the south, so I would expect less pay as opposed to Cali or NY

I mostly played for small churches, and I've gotten $30 from a very very very small one, $75 from a small AME church, and $100 from  2 150 member churches. All in NY
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2009, 08:33:50 PM »
I say listen to the Lord. If a church is small take what they can pay and hope they have integrity and be honest on what they can give. I have a small church and the musician we HAD wanted $475 a week. We don't have a chior only a praise team. We had to let him go because we couldn't afford to keep him. So be a blessing to that small body of believers and God will bless you for it. Let God give you increase.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2009, 08:39:22 PM »
Quote from: mdandrews on February 20, 2009, 08:33:50 PM
I say listen to the Lord. If a church is small take what they can pay and hope they have integrity and be honest on what they can give. I have a small church and the musician we HAD wanted $475 a week. We don't have a chior only a praise team. We had to let him go because we couldn't afford to keep him. So be a blessing to that small body of believers and God will bless you for it. Let God give you increase.

The Church shouldn't have even entertained that amount.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2009, 11:34:25 PM »
Yeah I know he's had people come to him asking for salaries that 500+ member churches would be giving and it just wasn't feasible for the size of the church. Thanks for the advise though, he doesn't want to leave anybody short, and wants to make sure the guy is getting market value.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2009, 11:46:51 PM »
Quote from: mdandrews on February 20, 2009, 08:33:50 PM
I say listen to the Lord. If a church is small take what they can pay and hope they have integrity and be honest on what they can give. I have a small church and the musician we HAD wanted $475 a week. We don't have a chior only a praise team. We had to let him go because we couldn't afford to keep him. So be a blessing to that small body of believers and God will bless you for it. Let God give you increase.

My main focus would be to be a blessing to the ministry.  A small church can't afford no big ole payment...just my piggy back...
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2009, 02:26:14 PM »
Quote from: sayyes on February 21, 2009, 11:46:51 PM
My main focus would be to be a blessing to the ministry.  A small church can't afford no big ole payment...just my piggy back...

That's real talk..I play for my church and get little of nothin' but for me it's not about the money. The Lord has blessed us to have musicians with that kind of mind set, even the ones before me. If the keyboardist has a heart for the ministry..he'll work with you. If it's just a job, he might still work with you..this is still a ministry and it costs..gas, time, etc.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2009, 04:29:55 PM »
I make $150 a week to come to one saturday practice and play at sunday morning service from 10 to 12. The previous church I was at was paying me $250 for about the same thing although their service would often go closer to 3 hours.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2009, 08:41:48 PM »
Quote from: GospelEngineer on February 24, 2009, 04:29:55 PM
I make $150 a week to come to one saturday practice and play at sunday morning service from 10 to 12. The previous church I was at was paying me $250 for about the same thing although their service would often go closer to 3 hours.

WOW!!! You mean people get paid THAT much to play?

Dang... :o
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2009, 08:47:43 PM »
Quote from: Fenix on February 24, 2009, 08:41:48 PM
WOW!!! You mean people get paid THAT much to play?

Dang... :o
Thats not much. Some guys make 500 a week. Some make a LOT more than that.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2009, 10:42:05 PM »
Quote from: under13 on February 24, 2009, 08:47:43 PM
Thats not much. Some guys make 500 a week. Some make a LOT more than that.

Definitely, here in Chicago...it's nothing to pay $600+ for a musician, and that's for a Sunday service ONLY.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2009, 11:56:53 PM »
Quote from: Fenix on February 24, 2009, 08:41:48 PM
WOW!!! You mean people get paid THAT much to play?

Dang... :o
man that aint nothing i know other instruments that get paid that much 200-300 a service
Quote from: QCdrummer on February 21, 2009, 11:34:25 PM
Yeah I know he's had people come to him asking for salaries that 500+ member churches would be giving and it just wasn't feasible for the size of the church. Thanks for the advise though, he doesn't want to leave anybody short, and wants to make sure the guy is getting market value.
just because the church has all those members dont mean they can and/or willing to pay that amount my church has 800 plus members but i barely make 200 and i know this small church with 300 if that that pay the organist 230 and the drummer 100
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2009, 04:44:03 AM »
Quote from: under13 on February 24, 2009, 08:47:43 PM
Thats not much. Some guys make 500 a week. Some make a LOT more than that.

WOW.... :o, I'm just getting used to the idea that people out there are getting paid for being church musicians. I attend two choir rehearsals a week alongside three services and play for free. God only knows how much I could use 10 - 30 a week let alone 500 a week.

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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2009, 10:37:48 AM »
You're not by yourself PianoWiz, I didn't know about paying until 2005 as a drummer. I would tell my friends about my church's hectic rehearsal schedule, and out of town appointments, afternoon services and the first thing they would ask me is "That's alot, how much are they giving you?" It wasn't until then that I realized how much I was doing for free. I loved doing it so it didn't bother me though. It's all about the heart, If you are lead to give your time and ministry to a church then you should do it. But I don't think you can do it for ALL churches ALL the time because churches will use you if you let them.
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Re: What is the usual compensation for a 2 Hour service?
« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2009, 09:37:17 AM »
I know musician that get from a $1000-$2000 a sunday, but you betta bet that they work for every dolla of it!!! lol!!
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