How can church techs show the wider tech pay landscape to their church leadership?     Scott Ragsdale is a church production legend and is returning to the ChurchGear podcast for the church tech pay series to discuss the current state of live production, an easy method to illustrate low tech salaries and why church techs are leaving the church.     In this episode you'll hear: 1:00 Budget pains 5:30 Scott Ragsdale comes back to the podcast! 7:15 One Crazy Quote and Two Lies from the TD Pay Survey 11:45 Open Tech Director Roles at the Crossing 14:00 Effects of the Vid on live production 20:00 Are churches willing to pay a TD accurately?22:00 Why do church techs leave the church?  26:00 Average Church Tech Salaries 32:00 How to talk to your leadership about your salary 34:15 The Crossings struggle to hire new tech roles 43:30 The cost of the road 49:00 Freelancing: Away from church and at church 53:15 Church Tech Salary Ranges across America 56:40 Different Tech Salary Ranges by Role 1:00:31 The various hats a church tech wears  1:03:45 Tech Takeaway on life’s journey   Resources for your Church Tech MinistryDoes your church have used gear that you need to convert into new ministry dollars? We can make you an offer here. Do you need some production gear but lack the budget to buy new gear? You can get Certified Church Owned gear here.  Connect with us: Follow us on FacebookHang out with us on InstagramSee all the ways we can serve your church on our WebsiteGet our best gear sent to your inbox each Monday before it goes public via the Early ServiceWhat if your bank account had a leak in it?If you have used production gear sitting in your storage closet, that is exactly what is happening right now. We paid churches over a million dollars in 2022 for their used production gear. Head to our site, make your gear list, and let us come pay your church.