- Pope Leo XIV was elected head of the Roman Catholic ChurchAnd the work is delivered with a monthly pay check of $ 33,000. This remuneration launches the wages of the American presidents and the university's chancellors – but the pontiff also obtains unique advantages like free meals all day, a potemobile, his own private pharmacy and more.
Shortly after the white smoke came out of the chapel of the Sistine Chapel, the Roman Catholic Church appointed its next pope: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first American to take the job. Not only is it a huge honor and a promotion, but it is also delivered with a significant salary of six figures.
The Pope receives a sumptuous salary of € 30,000 (around $ 33,800) per month, or about $ 405,600 per year, according to Daniel Rober, professor of Catholic studies at the Sacred Heart University.
However, becoming the Pope is a much more spiritual company than other high -flying leadership roles; The late Pope Francis even refused the generous pay check, choosing to donate money to those who need it instead.
“He is someone who lived as a Jesuit for decades before becoming bishop and continued to live in the style he was used to as a religious throughout his life,” said Rober Fortune.
We do not know if Pope Leo XIV will accept the salary, but if he does it, he could do as much as some of the most powerful leaders in the world. Anyway, he will always appreciate the advantages of the Vatican like the Popemobile and a comfortable retirement.
Fortune Contacted the American conference of Catholic bishops to comment.
The Pope wins as much as the American presidents and the university chancellors
The packet of nearly a million of the Pope is tied with the salary of the American presidents.
Government leaders receive a reference salary of $ 400,000, with at least an additional $ 170,000 per year in additional allowances for official tasks, travel and entertainment. The president also has access to Air Force One, Marine One and protection of the secret services 24 hours a day, which allows them to win them thousands per year in other expenses.
Another work of institutional leadership that pays in the Pope's stadium is the Chancellors of the American University. Presidents of American elite schools can even Win a basic salary of up to 1.5 million dollars per year, higher than the president or the pope. But generally, the range of wages For the chancellors, is between $ 250,000 and $ 372,000 per year. Presidents of the Northwestern University, the University of Vermont and the Purdue University All this would Rake in a base salary near the pontiff at around $ 400,000.
But sometimes the advantages go beyond the salary for a high-level position. Elon Musk has a reference salary of $ 0 for many years, but he obtains billions of scholarships for having crossed steps and has a fleet of private jets and guarantee paid by his companies. Mark Zuckerberg's reference salary has also been $ 1 per year since 2013 without bonus, but his 211 billion dollars Empire grew up by the alphabet stock.
The other advantages that come with the Pope: a private pharmacy and a monthly retirement fund of $ 3,300
The Pope is venerated as the highest and sacred leader in the Catholic Church, which has more than a billion members. And the Vatican ensures that the pontiff can direct in style.
On the one hand, the Pope generally lives in the golden apostolic palace – life -washed life agreements with all the expenses covered by the Vatican. All his meals and daily necessities are also free for the Pope, with unhindered access to personalized and hand -made badges made by the best religious works.
Pope Leo XIV will also have access to the Potemobile, private cars and a fleet of vehicles down a hat. The pontiff also does not have to worry about safety, health care or retirement. It has free access to the Vatican medical services and a private pharmacy to ensure a healthy and long reign.
And even after the Pope has chosen to retire, he would receive A monthly pension of € 2,500 ($ 3,300). But there is more beyond a stacked savings account – the Vatican will cover the subsistence costs, will offer a house inside the Vatican, will pay all the daily necessities, including food and household maintenance.
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