SOC 21-2099 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Religious Workers, All Other make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Religious Workers, All Other in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $51,120. The 10th percentile is $33,470 and the 90th percentile is $146,070. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$51,120
- 10th percentile
- $33,470
- 25th percentile
- $35,390
- Median
- $51,120
- 75th percentile
- $106,540
- 90th percentile
- $146,070
- Mean
- $69,510
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Religious Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $33,470 and the 90th percentile is $146,070. The difference is $112,600, which is 220.3% 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 $35,390 to the 75th at $106,540, covers $71,150.
The mean annual wage is $69,510, which sits above the median of $51,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 12.9% higher than the national median of $45,280 for Religious Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,415, which is 0.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.1% lower than the New York median of $51,150.
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Religious Workers, All Other at $45,415 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Religious Workers, All Other. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 1st of 10 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).).
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 42 miles away, with a median of $47,220 and employment of 30. That median is 7.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,187, against $45,415 here.
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 59 miles away, with a median of $47,010 and employment of 120. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,962, against $45,415 here.
- New Haven, CT is 63 miles away, with a median of $39,310 and employment of 50. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,596, against $45,415 here.
Highest-paying jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Religious Workers, All Other 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 Religious Workers, All Other make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Religious Workers, All Other in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $51,120. The 10th percentile is $33,470 and the 90th percentile is $146,070.
How does that compare with the national median for Religious Workers, All Other?
The local median is 12.9% higher than the national median of $45,280.
What is Religious Workers, All Other pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,120 is $45,415. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ compare with nearby metros for Religious Workers, All Other?
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $47,220. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 1st of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.