I could be wrong, but I understand they get paid in money. They are not Bethesda employees but work for a third party company which manages these forums.
They are pros.
As for their awesomeness, well, their patience sure is awesome.
Nope, we are volunteers. Just members of the community who were asked to help out and agreed to do so. Most of us do happen to be professionals of one sort or another but not professional moderators. But never the less thank you for the compliment. Bethesda is kind enough to send us games and some swag for our help and since we do it because we care about the community and the games that is really a nice little perk for the bit of sweat and tears we sometimes must deal with.
Paided? That's some bad grammer bro.
Please remember that being a spelling and grammar cop around here will net you a warning.