What Does Your Church Pay Your Pastor?

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(07-25-2011 08:25 PM)bamabob1 Wrote:  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.

You must have a rich church.

I can only imagine what pastors like Chappell of Lancaster or Trieber of North Valley make with their 2000+ members. Then again, the cost of living is much higher in CA than the rest of the country. I would say that both of these pastors make around 80-100 grand.