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What religious leaders make
Median
$60,810
Bottom tenth
$37,860
Top tenth
$98,890
These are the 2025 federal wage survey figures for Clergy, the line for people who lead worship and religious services, such as a pastor, priest, rabbi or imam: a median of $60,810 a year, with the bottom tenth earning $37,860 or less and the top tenth $98,890 or more. Youth ministers, lay leaders and religious education staff are counted in a separate catch-all, Religious Workers, All Other, with a median of $45,280.