A new report that examines how salaries varied for United Methodist pastors in the U.S. found that average pastor salaries grew faster than the inflation rate over the decade ending in 2008. new report that examines how salaries varied for United Methodist pastors in the U.S. found that average pastor salaries grew faster than the inflation rate over the decade ending in 2008.
Democratic presidential hopeful and self-described socialist Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour this week. However, Sanders pays his own interns just $12 per hour, notes the Media Research Center.
According to the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), the average compensation for internists is about $191,000, based on 2006 data, the most recent available released in 2007. The 75th percentile for compensation is nearly $221,000, with the potential to earn upwards of $277,000 for the highest earners.