Salary & Benefits Study

The following study was conducted by the National Association of Church Business Administration comparing Catholic senior clergy to senior clergy of other denominations.

Religious
Denomination
Salary Retirement Insurance

Total

Episcopalian $84,883 $16,699 $8,610 $110,192
Presbyterian 78,270 10,095 10,949 99,314
Independent/
Non-Denominational
82,327 5,863 7,970 96,160
Pentecostal 80,049 6,888 7,033 93,970
Baptist 74,532 6,928 7,493 88,953
Methodist 68,269 7,482 6,532 82,283
Disciples of Christ 61,195 7,568 7,515 76,278
Lutheran 59,996 6,770 9,481 76,247
Overall Average $70,356 $7,561 $7,893 $85,810
Roman Catholic $23,474 $3,856 $4,135 $31,465