> often the pastor has a significantly higher wage than much of the congragation The sum total of everyone paid to work for the church I attend (pastors, music

> often the pastor has a significantly higher wage than much of the congragation The sum total of everyone paid to work for the church I attend (pastors, musicians, cantor; plus the costs associated with some of the services (baptisms, etc); work out to less than a single reasonably well-earning household in the area. I don't think the priests themselves are making a significantly higher wage than much of the congragation.