Female Pastors Make More Than Male Pastors

Pastors are interested in how much other pastors make. Our recent post “How Much Do Pastors Make?” has been one of our highest trafficked articles this month. Perhaps, then, many of our readers will be interested to know that female pastors average 10.4% higher total compensation than male pastors.

Your Church, a part of the Christianity Today family, conducted a national survey in early 2007 involving 5,750 people in 13 different church positions. The survey dealt with total compensation, factoring in “housing allowance/parsonage, retirement, life insurance, health insurance, and continuing education.”

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How Much Do Pastors Make?

According to the 2006 Compensation Handbook for Church Staff (Amazon), the average US pastor makes $77,096 per year. As you would expect, the single largest factor determining that amount is the number of regular attenders.

Excluding insurance and educational benefits, senior pastors with a worship attendance of more than 1,000 people made an average of $111,052. That’s 73 percent more than the $64,266 paid to pastors with a worship attendance of 300 people or fewer.

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Giving to God on Credit

Most Christians probably still give financially to their local church by putting cash or a personal check in an offering plate or offering box, but many are giving through automatic bank drafts, debit cards, and credit cards.

The Dallas Morning News discovered that 55% of the 200 local churches they polled already accept debit cards and credit cards. Some churches have added kiosks in their lobbies, thanks to companies like Secure Give.

It seem like only a matter of time before this becomes the norm in most churches. No doubt some will resist, but should they?

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