Catholic Charities and Catholic health have political clout too, but both stick to the policy side rather than electoral politics, unlike the Knights. Also unlike the Knights, these organizations have staying power (although CHA leadership is not young either). The Greatest Generation and Korea generation are dying off and it will decimate the Knights. What rises out of the ashes is yet to be seen, but a more liberal remainder may just be more welcoming to a larger swath of Catholic men and maybe even Catholic men AND women. 

As for the salaries, they reflect the capitalism their generation defends. They are consistent. My hope is that will also die out with time and effort. You can’t simply kill capitalism with generational die off. Indeed, it may be defending capitalism which is the core of the Knights social agenda, which is only window dressing to keep the masses voting Republican.