Clergy salary

The median pay for clergy in the United States is $60,810 a year. About 57,200 people hold this job.

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

• Washington $80,830
• California $77,710
• Nevada $73,910
• Massachusetts $72,190
• New Jersey $65,500
• New Hampshire $65,200
• Vermont $64,950
• District of Columbia $64,800
• Maine $64,340
• New Mexico $64,100
• Colorado $63,700
• Connecticut $63,470
• Delaware $63,260
• Oregon $63,140
• Arizona $61,900
• Illinois $61,820
• Maryland $61,620
• Wyoming $61,590
• Minnesota $61,230
• Hawaii $61,050
• Wisconsin $60,950
• North Dakota $60,680
• Iowa $60,630
• Georgia $60,530
• South Dakota $59,860
• Rhode Island $59,660
• North Carolina $59,600
• Idaho $59,570
• Montana $59,550
• Texas $59,480
• Ohio $59,160
• Oklahoma $59,110
• Indiana $59,020
• Kentucky $58,920
• Missouri $58,740
• New York $58,580
• Pennsylvania $58,300
• Nebraska $57,520
• Tennessee $57,260
• Florida $56,940
• South Carolina $56,630
• Michigan $56,490
• Alaska $55,780
• Virginia $55,430
• Louisiana $54,140
• Mississippi $52,450
• Kansas $52,130
• Alabama $50,180
• Arkansas $49,070
• West Virginia $48,460

By metro area

• Bozeman, MT $81,770
• Seattle, WA $81,750
• Santa Maria, CA $81,280
• Santa Rosa, CA $80,760
• Vallejo, CA $79,590
• Riverside, CA $78,330
• Salem, OR $78,220
• San Jose, CA $77,510
• San Diego, CA $77,450
• Kennewick, WA $77,420
• Oxnard, CA $77,050
• Spokane, WA $77,030
• Sacramento, CA $76,720
• Stockton, CA $75,020
• Las Vegas, NV $74,800
• San Francisco, CA $74,580
• Bakersfield, CA $73,770
• Salinas, CA $73,770
• Boston, MA $73,160
• Worcester, MA $72,300
• Corvallis, OR $71,130
• Fresno, CA $71,130
• Billings, MT $70,660
• Waco, TX $70,300
• Albuquerque, NM $70,160
• Grants Pass, OR $69,990
• Fort Collins, CO $69,940
• Springfield, MA $69,900
• Bridgeport, CT $69,280
• Boulder, CO $68,800
• Hagerstown, MD $67,640
• St. Cloud, MN $66,280
• Portland, ME $65,790
• Portland, OR $65,710
• Lafayette, IN $65,670
• Modesto, CA $65,360
• New Haven, CT $65,290
• Atlanta, GA $65,150
• Redding, CA $64,640
• Visalia, CA $64,240
• Minneapolis, MN $64,060
• Philadelphia, PA $63,430
• Rochester, MN $63,430
• Denver, CO $63,190
• Naples, FL $63,070
• Boise City, ID $63,040
• Phoenix, AZ $63,000
• Elmira, NY $62,780
• San Antonio, TX $62,760
• Fargo, ND $62,730
• Austin, TX $62,670
• San Luis Obispo, CA $62,610
• Albany, OR $62,540
• Champaign, IL $62,540
• Tucson, AZ $62,400
• Charlottesville, VA $62,370
• Hartford, CT $61,970
• Medford, OR $61,860
• New York, NY $61,860
• Chicago, IL $61,820
• Green Bay, WI $61,820
• Milwaukee, WI $61,730
• Des Moines, IA $61,640
• Trenton, NJ $61,640
• Santa Cruz, CA $61,630
• Helena, MT $61,520
• Rockford, IL $61,510
• Indianapolis, IN $61,410
• Cincinnati, OH $61,390
• Washington, DC $61,170
• Winston, NC $61,160
• Durham, NC $61,030
• Houston, TX $61,010
• Sioux Falls, SD $60,970
• Oklahoma City, OK $60,910
• Madison, WI $60,900
• Columbus, OH $60,820
• Akron, OH $60,810
• Asheville, NC $60,790
• Charlotte, NC $60,760
• Missoula, MT $60,730
• Nashville, TN $60,720
• Waterbury, CT $60,690
• Urban Honolulu, HI $60,540
• Eugene, OR $60,520
• Utica, NY $60,460
• Killeen, TX $60,380
• Fort Wayne, IN $60,360
• Kiryas Joel, NY $60,340
• St. Louis, MO $60,290
• Muskegon, MI $60,230
• Richmond, VA $60,190
• Waterloo, IA $60,170
• Dallas, TX $60,040
• Amarillo, TX $59,910
• Detroit, MI $59,890
• San Angelo, TX $59,870
• Bend, OR $59,850
• Canton, OH $59,810
• Providence, RI $59,800
• Kalamazoo, MI $59,780
• College Station, TX $59,740
• Rochester, NY $59,710
• Baltimore, MD $59,700
• Harrisburg, PA $59,650
• Cape Coral, FL $59,630
• Colorado Springs, CO $59,620
• Tampa, FL $59,610
• Charleston, SC $59,570
• Athens, GA $59,530
• Lancaster, PA $59,530
• Allentown, PA $59,510
• Memphis, TN $59,240
• Lexington, KY $59,220
• Cleveland, OH $59,210
• Beaumont, TX $59,200
• Great Falls, MT $59,130
• Palm Bay, FL $59,120
• Chattanooga, TN $59,040
• Huntington, WV $59,000