Minister assistant vs senior pastor

The differences between minister assistants and senior pastors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a minister assistant and a senior pastor. Additionally, a senior pastor has an average salary of $45,556, which is higher than the $39,430 average annual salary of a minister assistant.

The top three skills for a minister assistant include event planning, youth ministry and pastoral care. The most important skills for a senior pastor are community outreach, pastoral care, and overseer.

Minister assistant vs senior pastor overview

	Minister Assistant	Senior Pastor
Yearly salary	$39,430	$45,556
Hourly rate	$18.96	$21.90
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	180	466
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	4	4

Minister assistant vs senior pastor salary

Minister assistants and senior pastors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Minister Assistant	Senior Pastor
Average salary	$39,430	$45,556
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $66,000	Between $29,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	San Diego, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Bethel Church
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between minister assistant and senior pastor education

There are a few differences between a minister assistant and a senior pastor in terms of educational background:

	Minister Assistant	Senior Pastor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Theology
Most common college	Emory University	Emory University

Minister assistant vs senior pastor demographics

Here are the differences between minister assistants' and senior pastors' demographics:

	Minister Assistant	Senior Pastor
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 6.6% White, 68.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between minister assistant and senior pastor duties and responsibilities

Minister assistant example responsibilities.

Lead church to incorporate a vision for integrating evangelistic and discipleship efforts.
Prepare PowerPoint and oral progress reports.
Mentore peer ministers in peer leadership training program.
Conduct market research on foreign automotive industries and markets and compile findings into written reports through PowerPoint presentations.
Provide excellent hospitality services, greeting incoming congregations, and facilitating a welcoming environment each week during service and bible study.
Provide excellent hospitality services, greeting incoming congregations, and facilitating a welcoming environment each week during service and bible study.

Senior pastor example responsibilities.

Manage and provide oversight for the administration of all ministry areas within the organization.
Emphasize Christ-centered teaching, fervent prayer, multilevel family Christian education programs, evangelism and mission outreaches.
Encourage servant evangelism and outreach through numerous community service projects i.e.
Major responsibilities include purchasing or developing curriculum, group leadership, volunteer recruitment and training.
Major responsibilities include purchasing or developing curriculum, group leadership, volunteer recruitment and training.

Minister assistant vs senior pastor skills

Common minister assistant skills

Event Planning, 23%
Youth Ministry, 21%
Pastoral Care, 19%
Community Services, 19%
PowerPoint, 18%

Common senior pastor skills

Community Outreach, 22%
Pastoral Care, 11%
Overseer, 8%
Bible Study, 6%
GOD, 5%
Funeral Services, 4%