we've all heard the stories of mega church pastors that live in mansions but how much does the average Pastor make for very small churches averaging 1 to 24 people the average annual compensation is just under forty thousand dollars 25 to 50 people is 52 000 a year churches of 50 to 75 they pay on average sixty two thousand dollars a year 75 to 100 they pay seventy one thousand dollars a year churches of 100 to 150 they pay seventy eight thousand dollars a year and it jumps all the way up to close to ninety thousand dollars a year for churches of 150 to 200 people for churches of 200 to 300 it's 99 000 a year for churches of 300 to 500 people it's a hundred and sixteen thousand dollars a year for churches of 500 to a thousand people it's a hundred and forty eight thousand dollars a year and churches over a thousand have a total compensation of their pastor of a hundred and ninety seven thousand dollars a year