How much do Clergy make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Clergy, the published 10th percentile is $56,750 and the 90th percentile is $177,820. The difference is $121,070, which is 144.0% 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 $76,290 to the 75th at $136,350, covers $60,060.

The mean annual wage is $104,000, which sits above the median of $84,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 38.2% higher than the national median of $60,810 for Clergy. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,010, which is 21.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% higher than the California median of $77,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clergy at $74,010 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clergy. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $77,050 and employment of 110. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,707, against $74,010 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $73,770 and employment of 90. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,122, against $74,010 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $81,280 and employment of 70. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,707, against $74,010 here.