Salt Lake Times | 1890-05-10 | Page 6 | Church Singers' Salaries

Church Since' Salaries. i " A woiuan with a good contralto voice will begin at an annual salary of $200, which, if she is successful, may rise to an average of $300. There are two churches in Philadelphia, I believe, which pay their contraltos 100; but this, in cities outside of Boston, which average aver-age about $300 higher, is unusual. And even a genuine alto that rarest of things in these days will command but from $300 to $400 per annum. The Hub, of course, does better than this, by adding add-ing $300; but even with this addition, none of those salaries appear precisely extravagant, or to admit of much luxury in. living, and salaries are rarely increased. in-creased. Should a rival church make au offer for a voice, if tho first church is ' desirous of retaining it. the rival's price is.overbid and tho voice retained. But this ia tho only reason of which I have any knowledge for increasing salaries. vLadies' Homo Journal.