Clergy salary by location
National median: $60,810 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $84,050 | +38.2% | — | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $81,770 | +34.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $81,750 | +34.4% | 740 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $81,280 | +33.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $80,830 | +32.9% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $80,760 | +32.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $79,590 | +30.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $78,330 | +28.8% | 450 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $78,220 | +28.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $77,710 | +27.8% | 7,110 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $77,510 | +27.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $77,450 | +27.4% | 560 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $77,420 | +27.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $77,050 | +26.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $77,030 | +26.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $76,720 | +26.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $75,020 | +23.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $74,800 | +23.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $74,580 | +22.6% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $73,910 | +21.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $73,770 | +21.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $73,770 | +21.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $73,160 | +20.3% | 620 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $72,300 | +18.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $72,190 | +18.7% | 840 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $71,130 | +17.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $71,130 | +17.0% | 280 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $70,660 | +16.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Waco, TX | metropolitan | $70,300 | +15.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $70,160 | +15.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $69,990 | +15.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $69,940 | +15.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $69,900 | +14.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $69,280 | +13.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $68,800 | +13.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $67,640 | +11.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $66,280 | +9.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $65,790 | +8.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $65,710 | +8.1% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | metropolitan | $65,670 | +8.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $65,500 | +7.7% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $65,360 | +7.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $65,290 | +7.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $65,200 | +7.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $65,150 | +7.1% | 720 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $64,950 | +6.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $64,800 | +6.6% | 310 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $64,640 | +6.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $64,340 | +5.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $64,240 | +5.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $64,100 | +5.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $64,060 | +5.3% | 770 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $63,700 | +4.8% | 440 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $63,470 | +4.4% | 900 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $63,430 | +4.3% | 950 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $63,430 | +4.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $63,260 | +4.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $63,190 | +3.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $63,140 | +3.8% | 3,850 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $63,070 | +3.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $63,040 | +3.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $63,000 | +3.6% | 890 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $62,780 | +3.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $62,760 | +3.2% | 270 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $62,730 | +3.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $62,670 | +3.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $62,610 | +3.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $62,540 | +2.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $62,540 | +2.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $62,400 | +2.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $62,370 | +2.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $61,970 | +1.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $61,900 | +1.8% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $61,860 | +1.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $61,860 | +1.7% | 6,110 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $61,820 | +1.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $61,820 | +1.7% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $61,820 | +1.7% | 2,200 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $61,730 | +1.5% | 290 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $61,640 | +1.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $61,640 | +1.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $61,630 | +1.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $61,620 | +1.3% | 670 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $61,590 | +1.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Helena, MT | metropolitan | $61,520 | +1.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $61,510 | +1.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $61,410 | +1.0% | 410 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $61,390 | +1.0% | 410 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $61,230 | +0.7% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $61,170 | +0.6% | 850 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $61,160 | +0.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $61,050 | +0.4% | 720 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $61,030 | +0.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $61,010 | +0.3% | 670 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $60,970 | +0.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $60,950 | +0.2% | 770 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $60,910 | +0.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $60,900 | +0.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $60,820 | +0.0% | 450 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $60,810 | +0.0% | 80 | 2025 |