SOC 21-2011 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Clergy make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clergy in Cedar Rapids, IA is $57,320. The 10th percentile is $30,160 and the 90th percentile is $69,640. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$57,320

10th percentile
$30,160
25th percentile
$51,080
Median
$57,320
75th percentile
$61,750
90th percentile
$69,640
Mean
$56,110

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Clergy, the published 10th percentile is $30,160 and the 90th percentile is $69,640. The difference is $39,480, which is 68.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $51,080 to the 75th at $61,750, covers $10,670.

The mean annual wage is $56,110, which sits below the median of $57,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 5.7% lower than the national median of $60,810 for Clergy. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,431, which is 6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.5% lower than the Iowa median of $60,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cedar Rapids, IA is 88.963, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clergy at $64,431 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clergy. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 8th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 53 miles away, with a median of $60,170 and employment of 30. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,116, against $64,431 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $58,820 and employment of 50. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,031, against $64,431 here.
  • La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 114 miles away, with a median of $56,420 and employment of 40. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,480, against $64,431 here.

Employment share

Clergy accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (40 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, IA · Clergy by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Clergy make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clergy in Cedar Rapids, IA is $57,320. The 10th percentile is $30,160 and the 90th percentile is $69,640. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Clergy?

The local median is 5.7% lower than the national median of $60,810.

What is Clergy pay in Cedar Rapids, IA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cedar Rapids, IA is 88.963, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $57,320 is $64,431. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cedar Rapids, IA compare with nearby metros for Clergy?

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $60,170. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 8th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.