Women earn more than men as solo pastors, less as senior pastors

Women who serve as full-time solo pastors earn more than their male counterparts, a new study of church workers shows.

But women who serve as senior pastors – with other clergy serving beneath them – earn less than men.

An overwhelming majority of solo pastors responding to a survey by Your Church, a ministry of Christianity Today International, were male.

The 6 percent of respondents who were female reported an average total compensation of $62,472 – which was 10.4 percent higher than the $56,558 for their male counterparts.

The average total compensation for women serving as senior pastors was $66,218, compared to $81,432 for men.