Yerba mate, Ilex paraguariensis, begins as a shrub and then matures to a tree and can grow up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen, 7â110 millimetres (0.3â4.3 in) long and 30â55 millimetres (1.2â2.2 in) wide, with a serrated margin.
Church Salaries. While salaries can range anywhere from $46,991 to $74,606 a year, the average wage of a church choir director is closer to $62,000 a year, revealed a survey by Christianity Today International, a nonprofit ministry association. In fact, this salary was one of the higher for church staff in 2010.
Church choir directors at smaller churches tend to earn less than those at larger ones. At a church with an attendance of under 300, a choir director averaged $48,476 a year, reports the CTI survey. With 300 to 500 members, salaries increase about $9,000, with an average salary of almost $58,000 a year.