Scientology As A Business - Professional Auditors

Professional Auditors

Take it cash in advance. Guarantee nothing. Make sure you stress its spiritual slant and value. Steer clear of promising cures. AND DON’T rush them into auditing. They’ll beg for it soon enough. Actually do this to be of service to man. Try to give it away. You’ll find you can’t. Don’t use this just because it’s a ‘preclear getter’, it’s a lot more than that. It will put you in financial condition and get your church going.

— L. Ron Hubbard, 'Ability, September 1955,

According to the Church of Scientology, Field Auditors usually make a significant amount of their income from 15% FSM (Field Staff Member) Commissions. This is from referring their preclears to nearby (larger) Class V orgs or to the Sea Orgs for advanced training and processing.

Here is an example: You send your preclear into a nearby org, and she buys an Academy Training package for $8,000. You receive a 15% commission on those services, which is payable when she arrives at the Org to do them, ($1,200.00). If you were to send 20 preclears a year into the org for similar packages, you would have $24,000 in income just from selecting your public to train.

Field Auditors also charge for auditing services, which the Church of Scientology says can also generate significant income:

You can make a very good living with as few as 3 paying preclears a week — though you will soon have many more. Just look at the chart below. You audit two preclears for the IAS rate of $3,200* for a 121⁄₂ hour intensive. You pay 10% to IHELP, which gives you 90%.
That’s $5,760 income for 1 week. You audit three preclears for the IAS rate of $3,200* for a 121⁄₂ hour intensive. You pay 10% to IHELP, which gives you 90%.
That’s $8,640 income for 1 week. *a 121⁄₂ hr intensive at a Class V Org costs $4,000. With a 20% IAS discount, it is $3,200.