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Clergy Salary in Champaign, IL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Clergy in Champaign, IL have a median annual salary of $62,540, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $32,220 at the 10th percentile to $75,820 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$62,540

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$30.07

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$32,220
10th
$43,180
25th
$62,540
Median
$75,820
75th
$75,820
90th

Local compared with national

Champaign, IL

$62,540

Median annual · 2025

United States

$60,810

Median annual · 2025

The Champaign, IL median is 2.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,730).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.8
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.3
  3. 3.Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.1
  4. 4.InstructingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Service OrientationImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.9
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.PersuasionImportance 3.9
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.9
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 3.9
  11. 11.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 3.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Email software
  • Event scheduling software
  • Facebook
  • GroupMe
  • Membership databases
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Twitter
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Plan or lead religious education programs.
  • Study and interpret religious laws, doctrines, or traditions.
  • Pray and promote spirituality.
  • Prepare and deliver sermons or other talks.
  • Read from sacred texts, such as the Bible, Torah, or Koran.
  • Organize and lead regular religious services.
  • Instruct people who seek conversion to a particular faith.
  • Share information about religious issues by writing articles, giving speeches, or teaching.
  • Counsel individuals or groups concerning their spiritual, emotional, or personal needs.
  • Administer religious rites or ordinances.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Clergy salary in other locations

Other occupations in Champaign, IL