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As of 2008, a Catholic priest can expect a median wage of $33,100 a year, while a Catholic music minister made $42,700 a year. By comparison, a Protestant minister earned an annual salary of $48,100, while a Protestant music minister earned an annual salary of $53,700 for that same year.
The real level of benefits may be the Achilles heel for church workers in many dioceses, says Marion Bau, 70, who spent 47 years in various church positions and doesn't regret any of it.It was where God wanted me to be, she says.owever, the gains in lay ministers' salaries in the past 15 years are not quite as breathtaking as they appear, since inflation and the cost of living have lessened the value of the dollar. Even so, the gain is still an additional 8 percent, or about $4,000 more than in 1997 dollars.