The invention relates to a method for recovering precious metal palladium from aniline tar. The method includes the following steps that aniline tar raw materials are heated to 80 DEG C, the PH is adjusted, a precious metal collector is added, constant temperature heating is carried out, stirring is carried out, standing depositing is carried out, cooling and filtering are carried out, filter residues are reserved and burned in a muffle furnace, ash is collected and reserved after burning is complete, mixed acid is added, boiling is carried out after stirring, complete dissolving is carried out, cooling and filtering are carried out, filter residues are collected and treated, filter liquor is reserved and is subject to concentration and nitre expelling, then iron replacement is carried out, cooling and filtering are carried out, filter liquor is subject to secondary recovering, filter residues are reserved and washed until water obtained after washing is neutral, filter residues are dried, coarse palladium is obtained, and the coarse palladium is refined to obtain sponge palladium. The method has the beneficial effects that the problem of losses of the palladium in the burning process is solved, the problem that palladium oxide is generated in the burning process is solved, the metal palladium recovering rate is improved, the recovering cost is reduced, and the recovering period is shortened.