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Clergy Salary in PA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Clergy in PA have a median annual salary of $58,300, with 2,150 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $31,580 at the 10th percentile to $81,360 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

$58,300

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$28.03

Employment

2,150

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$31,580
10th
$41,140
25th
$58,300
Median
$65,740
75th
$81,360
90th

Local compared with national

PA

$58,300

Median annual · 2025

United States

$60,810

Median annual · 2025

The PA median is 4.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $2,510).

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 PA