SOC 21-2021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Fresno, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Fresno, CA is $59,720. The 10th percentile is $39,670 and the 90th percentile is $98,950. Employment is 140.
Median annual wage
$59,720
- 10th percentile
- $39,670
- 25th percentile
- $46,990
- Median
- $59,720
- 75th percentile
- $75,360
- 90th percentile
- $98,950
- Mean
- $66,200
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, the published 10th percentile is $39,670 and the 90th percentile is $98,950. The difference is $59,280, which is 99.3% 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 $46,990 to the 75th at $75,360, covers $28,370.
The mean annual wage is $66,200, which sits above the median of $59,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Fresno, CA median is 14.6% higher than the national median of $52,100 for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,458, which is 12.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3% lower than the California median of $61,570.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $58,458 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education. Fresno, CA ranks 2nd of 9 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).).
- Modesto, CA is 87 miles away, with a median of $47,110 and employment of 40. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,251, against $58,458 here.
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 94 miles away, with a median of $59,010 and employment of 190. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,440, against $58,458 here.
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 112 miles away, with a median of $52,460 and employment of 30. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,307, against $58,458 here.
Employment share
Directors, Religious Activities and Education accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (140 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.06 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 Fresno, CA · Directors, Religious Activities and Education 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 Directors, Religious Activities and Education make in Fresno, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education in Fresno, CA is $59,720. The 10th percentile is $39,670 and the 90th percentile is $98,950. Employment is 140.
How does that compare with the national median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?
The local median is 14.6% higher than the national median of $52,100.
What is Directors, Religious Activities and Education pay in Fresno, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $59,720 is $58,458. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Fresno, CA compare with nearby metros for Directors, Religious Activities and Education?
Modesto, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 87 miles away, at $47,110. Fresno, CA ranks 2nd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.