SOC 21-2011 · Community and Social Service Occupations

Clergy wages by metro

National median annual wage

$60,810

10th percentile: $37,860
25th percentile: $48,260
Median: $60,810
75th percentile: $76,640
90th percentile: $98,890
Mean: $66,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 57,200.

That median is 19.3% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Clergy.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	Not available	$56,750	$84,050	$177,820
Bozeman, MT	80	$45,590	$81,770	$129,140
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	740	$44,390	$81,750	$125,000
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	70	$42,740	$81,280	$106,400
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	70	$44,270	$80,760	$132,460
Vallejo, CA	60	$37,110	$79,590	$118,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	450	$50,650	$78,330	$108,470
Salem, OR	380	$37,140	$78,220	$105,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	330	$37,860	$77,510	$121,870
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	560	$36,610	$77,450	$117,980
Kennewick-Richland, WA	30	$49,490	$77,420	$93,250
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	110	$42,220	$77,050	$99,080
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	60	$49,580	$77,030	$94,000
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	310	$41,980	$76,720	$98,530
Stockton-Lodi, CA	80	$42,640	$75,020	$100,450
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	170	$51,070	$74,800	$80,540
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,130	$46,860	$74,580	$115,490
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	90	$36,820	$73,770	$94,770
Salinas, CA	60	$42,590	$73,770	$93,950
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	620	$52,000	$73,160	$99,070

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Clergy jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	6,110	$39,370	$61,860	$131,510
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1,750	$37,620	$65,710	$103,540
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,690	$36,870	$61,820	$85,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,130	$46,860	$74,580	$115,490
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	990	$35,080	$58,470	$104,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	950	$36,600	$63,430	$90,720
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	920	$37,220	$60,040	$95,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	890	$45,100	$63,000	$102,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	850	$37,800	$61,170	$100,830
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	770	$41,850	$64,060	$79,000
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	740	$44,390	$81,750	$125,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	720	$35,260	$65,150	$90,450
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	670	$39,720	$61,010	$88,110
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	620	$52,000	$73,160	$99,070
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	600	$39,250	$55,070	$87,610
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	600	$39,380	$59,890	$78,200
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	560	$36,610	$77,450	$117,980
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	550	$37,570	$59,610	$80,630
Urban Honolulu, HI	540	$47,580	$60,540	$90,870
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	480	$37,910	$57,850	$80,460

States and territories

State estimates for Clergy, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington	1,060	$45,630	$80,830	$108,200
California	7,110	$42,690	$77,710	$157,030
Nevada	210	$51,070	$73,910	$82,810
Massachusetts	840	$51,600	$72,190	$98,650
New Jersey	1,460	$39,540	$65,500	$93,780
New Hampshire	100	$51,480	$65,200	$81,160
Vermont	50	$54,390	$64,950	$80,540
District of Columbia	310	$40,600	$64,800	$99,270
Maine	160	$47,390	$64,340	$74,030
New Mexico	270	$47,050	$64,100	$85,280
Colorado	440	$50,750	$63,700	$82,410
Connecticut	900	$44,390	$63,470	$100,460
Delaware	120	$51,270	$63,260	$78,150
Oregon	3,850	$37,970	$63,140	$99,960
Arizona	1,070	$44,440	$61,900	$102,290
Illinois	2,200	$36,760	$61,820	$86,390
Maryland	670	$36,450	$61,620	$104,330
Wyoming	40	$40,910	$61,590	$78,850
Minnesota	1,160	$38,350	$61,230	$79,000
Hawaii	720	$46,710	$61,050	$90,270
Wisconsin	770	$47,320	$60,950	$80,770
North Dakota	120	$35,740	$60,680	$86,840
Iowa	370	$46,920	$60,630	$73,340
Georgia	1,380	$35,260	$60,530	$85,530
South Dakota	140	$37,890	$59,860	$75,500
Rhode Island	230	$34,180	$59,660	$88,420
North Carolina	1,430	$39,880	$59,600	$82,350
Idaho	150	$32,310	$59,570	$77,740
Montana	680	$35,050	$59,550	$96,460
Texas	3,180	$37,220	$59,480	$84,940
Ohio	2,020	$36,910	$59,160	$79,180
Oklahoma	510	$40,150	$59,110	$79,860
Indiana	1,060	$37,860	$59,020	$77,670
Kentucky	410	$40,640	$58,920	$80,630
Missouri	920	$44,260	$58,740	$77,940
New York	7,790	$38,780	$58,580	$129,200
Pennsylvania	2,150	$31,580	$58,300	$81,360
Nebraska	270	$45,920	$57,520	$67,230
Tennessee	710	$41,600	$57,260	$73,920
Florida	3,560	$35,950	$56,940	$88,560
South Carolina	450	$42,110	$56,630	$79,950
Michigan	1,880	$36,730	$56,490	$74,470
Alaska	150	$35,910	$55,780	$76,820
Virginia	1,220	$32,710	$55,430	$81,680
Louisiana	400	$31,270	$54,140	$75,490
Mississippi	250	$35,030	$52,450	$85,810
Kansas	450	$29,060	$52,130	$68,250
Alabama	850	$38,480	$50,180	$71,650
Arkansas	350	$30,070	$49,070	$78,850
West Virginia	290	$36,600	$48,460	$63,770
Guam	30	$19,240	$37,460	$75,480
Puerto Rico	290	$22,800	$28,880	$41,490

Other community and social service occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Clergy?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Clergy is $60,810. Employment is 57,200.

How does Clergy pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Clergy is 19.3% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Clergy?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is highest on this page's list at $84,050.