Ashley Wooldridge Net Worth 2026: Senior Pastor Salary

No reputable outlet publishes a net worth figure for Ashley Wooldridge, and his church salary has never been made public. The $12.5 million figure that circulates online, including on an older version of this page, has no traceable source and we have removed it. What is on record is his career: about eight years in finance at Intel, then a move to Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV) in the Phoenix area, where he has been senior pastor since November 2017.

What is Ashley Wooldridge's net worth?

There is no reliable published estimate. Forbes, Bloomberg and Celebrity Net Worth do not list him, and the sites that quote a number give no method or source. Because of that, this page does not state a figure.

What can be said is where his income comes from. He is a salaried church leader, and before ministry he held a corporate finance job at Intel, which also paid for his MBA, according to his profile from Hope International University. Any savings or investments from those years are private.

Ashley Wooldridge salary: is it public?

No. The old version of this page listed a $500,000 yearly salary with monthly and daily breakdowns. We could not find any source for that number, so it has been removed.

The reason pastor pay at churches like CCV is rarely known is legal, not secretive by default: under IRS rules, churches are exempt from filing the annual Form 990 that other nonprofits file, and that form is where executive pay usually shows up. CCV is a church, so there is no public filing that lists what its senior pastor earns.

Early life and education

Wooldridge grew up in Willcox and Sierra Vista, two towns in southern Arizona, and his family attended a mid-sized church. His father was a teacher and football coach. He told Hope International University that ministry was not something he planned for.

He enrolled at Hope International University in Fullerton, California, partly because he could play volleyball there. He started on a teaching track, changed his mind after time in a high school classroom, and graduated with a business degree in 1999. His wife, Jamie, graduated from the same school the same year and also went on to work at Intel.

In an interview with Outreach Magazine, he said his grandfather had been a pastor in Oklahoma but no one else in the family had gone into ministry.

Career: from Intel to CCV

His career splits into two parts: corporate finance, then church leadership.

He has said he was hired at Intel even though he did not come from one of the business schools the company usually recruited from, and that he moved up quickly by focusing on relationships and emotional intelligence. He worked in a decision-support group that helped business units make financial choices. He also attended seminary before joining CCV.

On the Leaders in Living Rooms podcast, he described the handover from Wilson and compared church leadership transitions with how companies such as Intel manage CEO succession.

Christ's Church of the Valley: the church he leads

CCV is a nondenominational church based in Peoria, Arizona. According to Christian Standard, Don Wilson and three other couples started it in the Wilsons' living room, and its first service was held in a movie theater on 1 April 1982.

Its size has grown steadily under both pastors:

• 2017: more than 25,000 people a week across eight campuses, with over 3,500 baptisms that year (Christian Standard).
• Around the 2017 handover: about 27,000 people a week on seven campuses, per Hope International University.
• 2026: an estimated 32,000 attendees on 18 campuses, according to The Roys Report.

Outreach Magazine ranks CCV fourth on its list of the largest churches in the United States and 35th on its fastest-growing list. Leading a church of that size is an executive job in practice: many campuses, a large staff and a big budget. Still, none of that tells us his personal pay.

How he talks about money and generosity

Much of what Wooldridge says in public about money concerns giving. Outreach Magazine's profile of him is built around what it calls radical generosity, and he told the magazine he sees himself as a steward of the church rather than its owner. He has also spoken about reaching Gen Z and about keeping the church focused on its original mission.

Age, height and personal details

His exact date of birth has not been published. He finished his degree in 1999, which fits with someone born in the second half of the 1970s, but that is an inference, not a documented fact. The height listed on the old version of this page had no source and has been removed. He is married to Jamie Wooldridge, a fellow Hope International University graduate.

How he compares with other pastors

Figures for pastors are hard to compare because most churches publish no pay data. Other pastor profiles on this site include Aaron Brockett, who also leads a large nondenominational church, and Don Wilton. For business leaders who moved between corporate and public roles, see Beth Galetti. You may also like ATL Jacob.

Why estimates differ

Numbers such as $12.5 million come from sites that apply the same few figures to hundreds of people. Nothing in the public record supports them: CCV does not publish pay, he has no public business holdings, and no property deals involving him have been reported by the press. Until a reputable outlet reports his pay or assets, the honest answer is that his net worth is unknown.