What Does Your Church Pay Your Pastor?

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This is a figure that can be hard to get as in some churches it is guarded like it is the code to fire off nuclear missiles. Also pastors have creative ways of getting paid that are tax free that the average person does not have. Allowances for cars, homes, etc. keep their tax burden low. Also with a church credit card they can charge a number of expenses which the church will cover. Something the average church member cannot do. So calculating their pay can be challenging.

To be honest I am guessing our pastor makes between $80,000-$85,000 a year. This could go higher depending on what the church gives him for his birthday and Christmas. Our church is around 200-225 members.