Salaries at Megachurches

The average salary for the head pastor at a megachurch is $147,000 - ranging from up to $400,000 to as low as $40,000. Leadership Network defined megachurches as congregations with weekly attendance of 2000 or more. The typical megachurch has a budget of more than $5 million and more than 50 full-time staff. The median age for the senior pastor in surveyed churches is 49.