The cash register is ringing

This is what your priest’s payslip says

A priest earns as much as the average Austrian in full-time employment.(Bild: Jacob Ammentorp Lund)

Pastors, bishops and all other clergy are in constant use, especially at Christmas. In the service of the church, they look after the congregation's flock. Their efforts for the faithful should not go unrewarded. Krone+ took a look at the pay slips of church employees as well as the income of pastors, priests and bishops.

Every year, a letter from the church flutters into the house. Instead of a nice Christmas card or happy Easter wishes, a payment slip is enclosed.