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What is the salary of a deacon?

Updated: 9/13/2023
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics lumps all religious leaders into the category of "clergy." The average annual salary for all clergy in the United States, according to the BLS was $46,960 as of May 2009. Because of the nature of deacons' work, a deacon may be able to earn that much money annually, if not more.
That depends on the local diocese. Most often, deacons get no pay and serve with no salary at all. However, if assigned full time to a particular ministry, salary is possible and would be consistent with that paid to a lay person in the same position, such as Director of Religious Education or Pastoral Associate. But this is the exception not the rule.

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