United States
Clergy salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$60,820
Clergy in the United States earns a median of $60,820 a year, about $29.24 an hour.
Median
$60,820
per year
Hourly
$29.24
as published
Mean
$67,160
pulled up by top earners
Workers
58,080
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | State | $58,980 | -3% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $59,410 | -2% |
| California | State | $77,850 | +28% |
| Oregon | State | $63,370 | +4% |
| Florida | State | $59,430 | -2% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $56,540 | -7% |
| Illinois | State | $60,290 | -1% |
| Texas | State | $59,550 | -2% |
| Michigan | State | $54,160 | -11% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $78,790 | +30% |
| Ohio | State | $59,220 | -3% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $60,820 | +0% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Metro | $76,760 | +26% |
| North Carolina | State | $59,530 | -2% |
| Virginia | State | $56,170 | -8% |
| Arizona | State | $62,380 | +3% |
| Georgia | State | $65,510 | +8% |
| New Jersey | State | $63,530 | +4% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $62,380 | +3% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $61,470 | +1% |
| Indiana | State | $57,580 | -5% |
| Minnesota | State | $65,350 | +7% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $59,090 | -3% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $83,210 | +37% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Metro | $57,800 | -5% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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