Wages in St. Louis and at 2PC

In 2005, blue-collar workers in St. Louis earned, on average, $20.60 per hour.

In 2005, white-collar workers in St. Louis earned, on average, $22.70 per hour.

In 2005, custodians in St. Louis earned, on average, $10.00 per hour.

$25,000 - $30,000 per year, for 30 hours of work each week implies a wage of $16.03 - $19.23 per hour. (That assumes 52 weeks of work per year. I.e., vacation is assumed to be paid.)

The March 2007 Analysis of Revenues and Expenses at 2PC indicates an annual budget for the church Secretary of $35,360. If this position is full-time (I'm not sure if it is), and one assumes 40 hours of work per week, the implied hourly wage is $17.00. In St. Louis, in June 2005, Secretaries were paid on average $15.67.

The 2PC annual budget for the church Accountant is $17,000. If this position is half-time (I'm not sure if it is), and one assumes 20 hours of work per week, the implied hourly wage is $16.35. In St. Louis, in Jun 2005, Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks earned $14.66.

(I do not (yet?) know what average benefits look like for blue-collar and white-collar workers in St. Louis. For the US, in March 1999, blue-collar workers received an average of $5.58 per hour in benefits - about 31% of their compensation. White-collar and service workers were paid about 26% of their compensation in the form of benefits. (from the Bureau of Labor Statistics - employment cost trends data.) The average wages per hour in the US are lower for both blue-collar and white-collar workers than in St. Louis.)

According to the March 2006 National Compensation Survey, 77% of White-collar and 77% of blue-collar workers in private industry had access to medical care benefits.
If St. Louis is representative, these figures suggest that the St. Louis wage figures above provide a reasonable point of comparison to the wages offered at 2PC.