text: In the Episcopal church, they have a retirement plan that they contribute to, just like a corporate manager.  They negotiate the details of this plan during the process in which a parish search committee hires a priest. In other respects they are like any employee, paying ss and disability taxes with the rest of us, and drawing social sec. upon retirement.\n\nI believe that Catholics have a centrally administered retirement system, since (I think) priests are assigned by the diocese.\n\nJust a wild guess, but I think the other protestant demonimations follow the same kind of strategy as the Episcopals.  \n\nChurch of England (Anglican) I have no idea.  At one time the priest was a government employee, of sorts.  Now, I don't know.