SOC 21-2011 · Community and Social Service

Clergy Salary by City

Clergy earn the most in Los Angeles, CA (average $104,000 a year), followed by Santa Rosa, CA ($85,300) and Seattle, WA ($85,010), among the 221 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $66,860 and the median $60,810, for 57,200 workers (May 2025).

$66,860U.S. average
$104Khighest: Los Angeles, CA
$34Klowest: San Juan, PR
221metro areas
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Top 15 cities for clergy by average salary

Los Angeles, CA$104,000
Santa Rosa, CA$85,300
Seattle, WA$85,010
Bozeman, MT$83,660
San Francisco, CA$80,410
Santa Maria, CA$79,270
Riverside, CA$78,400
San Jose, CA$77,970
New York, NY$77,870
San Diego, CA$77,750
Waco, TX$76,020
Vallejo, CA$75,860
Sacramento, CA$75,780
New Haven, CT$75,640
Kennewick, WA$74,880
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Clergy salary by state

California pays clergy the most statewide, $87,150 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
California$87,150$77,7107,11019$104,000$65,290
Washington$81,460$80,8301,0603$85,010$74,660
New York$73,790$58,5807,79012$77,870$53,770
Massachusetts$73,510$72,1908403$74,500$65,560
Connecticut$72,100$63,4709004$75,640$65,960
Washington, D.C.$71,770$64,8003101$67,080$67,080
Nevada$71,420$73,9102101$71,640$71,640
North Dakota$70,050$60,6801201$70,360$70,360
Vermont$68,540$64,950500n/an/a
Arizona$68,350$61,9001,0702$69,180$67,690
Oregon$68,130$63,1403,8508$72,290$61,970
New Hampshire$67,750$65,2001000n/an/a
New Mexico$66,370$64,1002701$69,470$69,470
Colorado$66,160$63,7004404$70,760$64,700
Delaware$65,850$63,2601200n/an/a
New Jersey$65,740$65,5001,4601$66,050$66,050
Maine$64,070$64,3401601$63,880$63,880
Maryland$63,980$61,6206702$71,200$60,010
Wisconsin$63,730$60,9507704$66,890$55,240
Montana$63,190$59,5506805$83,660$60,420
Hawaii$63,040$61,0507202$64,220$62,450
Illinois$62,490$61,8202,2006$63,640$56,990
Texas$62,430$59,4803,18016$76,020$53,480
Minnesota$61,870$61,2301,1604$65,310$54,800
Wyoming$61,240$61,590400n/an/a
North Carolina$61,130$59,6001,43010$64,700$54,960
Georgia$60,880$60,5301,3806$65,660$54,030
Missouri$60,750$58,7409204$63,380$53,440
Oklahoma$60,710$59,1105102$64,340$58,410
Iowa$60,200$60,6303704$62,710$56,110
South Dakota$60,180$59,8601401$60,130$60,130
Florida$59,110$56,9403,56016$62,340$50,660
Rhode Island$58,750$59,6602301$59,660$59,660
South Carolina$58,590$56,6304504$61,630$54,980
Tennessee$58,550$57,2607105$61,050$56,570
Indiana$58,400$59,0201,0605$62,900$50,500
Kentucky$58,370$58,9204102$60,050$57,580
Ohio$58,320$59,1602,0208$60,730$55,070
Nebraska$57,610$57,5202702$60,200$57,630
Pennsylvania$57,480$58,3002,15012$63,380$45,390
Idaho$57,470$59,5701501$60,680$60,680
Virginia$57,350$55,4301,2205$61,330$49,300
Mississippi$56,880$52,4502502$64,360$53,970
Michigan$55,620$56,4901,88012$64,710$50,490
Alaska$54,750$55,7801501$58,370$58,370
Louisiana$54,690$54,1404004$58,860$50,430
Alabama$53,790$50,1808505$56,600$49,630
Arkansas$52,160$49,0703502$57,160$53,930
Kansas$51,970$52,1304502$54,690$50,780
West Virginia$51,130$48,4602904$59,450$40,870
Puerto Rico$31,690$28,8802901$33,540$33,540
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Clergy salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Los Angeles, CA$104,000$84,050$50.00n/a
Santa Rosa, CA$85,300$80,760$41.0170
Seattle, WA$85,010$81,750$40.87740
Bozeman, MT$83,660$81,770$40.2280
San Francisco, CA$80,410$74,580$38.661,130
Santa Maria, CA$79,270$81,280$38.1170
Riverside, CA$78,400$78,330$37.69450
San Jose, CA$77,970$77,510$37.49330
New York, NY$77,870$61,860$37.446,110
San Diego, CA$77,750$77,450$37.38560
Waco, TX$76,020$70,300$36.5540
Vallejo, CA$75,860$79,590$36.4760
Sacramento, CA$75,780$76,720$36.43310
New Haven, CT$75,640$65,290$36.36230
Kennewick, WA$74,880$77,420$36.0030
Spokane, WA$74,660$77,030$35.9060
Boston, MA$74,500$73,160$35.82620
Stockton, CA$74,000$75,020$35.5880
Bridgeport, CT$73,730$69,280$35.45160
Oxnard, CA$73,680$77,050$35.42110
Salinas, CA$73,460$73,770$35.3260
Worcester, MA$73,170$72,300$35.18100
Fresno, CA$73,150$71,130$35.17280
Hartford, CT$72,940$61,970$35.07340
Salem, OR$72,290$78,220$34.76380
Las Vegas, NV$71,640$74,800$34.44170
San Luis Obispo, CA$71,600$62,610$34.4280
Hagerstown, MD$71,200$67,640$34.2330
Bakersfield, CA$71,040$73,770$34.1590
Modesto, CA$70,880$65,360$34.0890
Fort Collins, CO$70,760$69,940$34.0230
Fargo, ND$70,360$62,730$33.8340
Portland, OR$69,890$65,710$33.601,750
Corvallis, OR$69,730$71,130$33.5360
Boulder, CO$69,600$68,800$33.4640
Albuquerque, NM$69,470$70,160$33.40140
Phoenix, AZ$69,180$63,000$33.26890
Visalia, CA$69,030$64,240$33.1950
Medford, OR$68,470$61,860$32.92180
Helena, MT$68,130$61,520$32.7660
Kiryas Joel, NY$68,040$60,340$32.71290
Amarillo, TX$67,840$59,910$32.6130
Tucson, AZ$67,690$62,400$32.5470
Washington, DC$67,080$61,170$32.25850
San Angelo, TX$67,000$59,870$32.2140
Madison, WI$66,890$60,900$32.16100
Green Bay, WI$66,430$61,820$31.9470
Redding, CA$66,290$64,640$31.8740
Grants Pass, OR$66,130$69,990$31.7990
Trenton, NJ$66,050$61,640$31.7560
Waterbury, CT$65,960$60,690$31.71110
Eugene, OR$65,940$60,520$31.70290
Atlanta, GA$65,660$65,150$31.57720
Springfield, MA$65,560$69,900$31.5250
Missoula, MT$65,420$60,730$31.4580
Rochester, MN$65,310$63,430$31.4050
Santa Cruz, CA$65,290$61,630$31.3960
Albany, OR$65,250$62,540$31.37160
Rochester, NY$65,040$59,710$31.27470
St. Cloud, MN$65,010$66,280$31.2660
Colorado Springs, CO$64,980$59,620$31.2440
Kingston, NY$64,750$55,380$31.1360
Kalamazoo, MI$64,710$59,780$31.1150
Denver, CO$64,700$63,190$31.11220
Durham, NC$64,700$61,030$31.11120
Dallas, TX$64,650$60,040$31.08920
Billings, MT$64,560$70,660$31.04120
Glens Falls, NY$64,410$49,800$30.9760
Austin, TX$64,400$62,670$30.96220
Jackson, MS$64,360$57,110$30.9460
Oklahoma City, OK$64,340$60,910$30.93250
Kahului, HI$64,220$57,900$30.8890
Killeen, TX$64,040$60,380$30.7950
Houston, TX$63,930$61,010$30.74670
Portland, ME$63,880$65,790$30.7190
Chicago, IL$63,640$61,820$30.591,690
Ithaca, NY$63,590$58,750$30.5740
Milwaukee, WI$63,450$61,730$30.50290
Philadelphia, PA$63,380$63,430$30.47950
Columbia, MO$63,380$55,280$30.4740
San Antonio, TX$63,310$62,760$30.44270
Minneapolis, MN$63,280$64,060$30.42770
Charlotte, NC$63,270$60,760$30.42360
Lafayette, IN$62,900$65,670$30.2430
Corpus Christi, TX$62,870$58,210$30.2370
Des Moines, IA$62,710$61,640$30.1580
Honolulu, HI$62,450$60,540$30.02540
Elmira, NY$62,400$62,780$30.0040
Miami, FL$62,340$58,470$29.97990
St. Louis, MO$62,030$60,290$29.82440
Bend, OR$61,970$59,850$29.79240
College Station, TX$61,760$59,740$29.6930
Asheville, NC$61,750$60,790$29.6970
Charleston, SC$61,630$59,570$29.6360
Jacksonville, FL$61,610$56,330$29.62300
Charlottesville, VA$61,330$62,370$29.4940
Indianapolis, IN$61,080$61,410$29.36410
Nashville, TN$61,050$60,720$29.35220
Waterloo, IA$60,940$60,170$29.3030
Lancaster, PA$60,810$59,530$29.24100
Cleveland, OH$60,730$59,210$29.20300
Boise, ID$60,680$63,040$29.1790
Athens, GA$60,530$59,530$29.1040
Rockford, IL$60,480$61,510$29.0840
Great Falls, MT$60,420$59,130$29.0540
Johnson City, TN$60,350$53,390$29.0140
Buffalo, NY$60,320$55,070$29.00600
Raleigh, NC$60,320$58,770$29.00220
Memphis, TN$60,220$59,240$28.95140
Omaha, NE$60,200$58,170$28.94140
Youngstown, OH$60,180$58,780$28.9380
Sioux Falls, SD$60,130$60,970$28.9190
Lexington, KY$60,050$59,220$28.8790
Saginaw, MI$60,040$55,970$28.8630
Baltimore, MD$60,010$59,700$28.85410
Columbus, OH$59,960$60,820$28.83450
Detroit, MI$59,920$59,890$28.81600
Palm Bay, FL$59,860$59,120$28.7890
Richmond, VA$59,760$60,190$28.73260
Cincinnati, OH$59,730$61,390$28.72410
Fort Wayne, IN$59,680$60,360$28.6990
Providence, RI$59,660$59,800$28.68250
Fort Myers, FL$59,630$59,630$28.67100
Columbia, SC$59,610$57,990$28.6690
Gainesville, FL$59,590$56,270$28.6570
Dayton, OH$59,570$58,610$28.64160
Lubbock, TX$59,470$57,820$28.5930
Morgantown, WV$59,450$57,810$28.5830
Utica, NY$59,380$60,460$28.55100
Orlando, FL$59,330$57,850$28.53480
Beaumont, TX$59,310$59,200$28.5250
Naples, FL$59,290$63,070$28.5070
Chattanooga, TN$59,050$59,040$28.3970
New Orleans, LA$58,860$54,140$28.3080
Reading, PA$58,770$58,950$28.2550
Kansas City, MO$58,770$58,850$28.25370
Syracuse, NY$58,730$48,770$28.24280
Tampa, FL$58,560$59,610$28.16550
Champaign, IL$58,520$62,540$28.1440
Tulsa, OK$58,410$59,000$28.08110
Winston-Salem, NC$58,410$61,160$28.08100
Anchorage, AK$58,370$58,280$28.0690
El Paso, TX$58,340$56,450$28.0560
Davenport, IA$58,090$58,820$27.9350
Greenville, SC$58,090$57,430$27.9370
Wilmington, NC$58,010$57,190$27.8940
Bloomington, IL$57,760$52,650$27.7740
Lincoln, NE$57,630$57,790$27.7140
Shreveport, LA$57,620$55,110$27.7030
Albany, NY$57,580$49,160$27.68360
Louisville, KY$57,580$56,760$27.68170
Sarasota, FL$57,480$54,840$27.63110
Fayetteville, NC$57,340$55,540$27.5740
Peoria, IL$57,330$56,080$27.5680
Hickory, NC$57,300$58,050$27.5550
Columbus, GA$57,210$57,210$27.5140
Baton Rouge, LA$57,170$56,810$27.4980
Fayetteville, AR$57,160$54,360$27.4870
Augusta, GA$57,080$57,160$27.4480
Lansing, MI$57,050$57,710$27.4380
South Bend, IN$57,050$54,350$27.4360
Allentown, PA$57,000$59,510$27.40150
Springfield, IL$56,990$52,070$27.4060
Greensboro, NC$56,990$56,970$27.40100
Ann Arbor, MI$56,670$54,000$27.25120
Savannah, GA$56,640$53,650$27.2360
Akron, OH$56,630$60,810$27.2280
Huntsville, AL$56,600$54,550$27.2160
Knoxville, TN$56,570$57,140$27.2060
Deltona, FL$56,340$56,240$27.09100
Pittsburgh, PA$56,280$57,720$27.06350
Abilene, TX$56,230$47,380$27.0430
Harrisburg, PA$56,110$59,650$26.98120
Cedar Rapids, IA$56,110$57,320$26.9840
Huntington, WV$55,990$59,000$26.9260
Pensacola, FL$55,820$52,420$26.8460
Lebanon, PA$55,480$50,560$26.6740
Crestview, FL$55,400$53,870$26.6440
Muskegon, MI$55,260$60,230$26.5740
La Crosse, WI$55,240$56,420$26.5640
Toledo, OH$55,180$58,260$26.53100
Canton, OH$55,070$59,810$26.4870
Spartanburg, SC$54,980$56,400$26.4360
Greenville, NC$54,960$55,280$26.4230
Birmingham, AL$54,880$52,190$26.39270
Traverse City, MI$54,810$53,640$26.3530
Duluth, MN$54,800$53,770$26.3580
Wichita, KS$54,690$54,870$26.30120
McAllen, TX$54,630$55,950$26.2680
Virginia Beach, VA$54,360$50,330$26.14240
Tallahassee, FL$54,160$47,580$26.0460
Macon, GA$54,030$53,540$25.9850
Hattiesburg, MS$53,970$51,670$25.9530
Little Rock, AR$53,930$49,410$25.93110
Binghamton, NY$53,770$51,990$25.85110
Jackson, MI$53,730$54,870$25.8340
Roanoke, VA$53,620$53,130$25.7860
Tyler, TX$53,480$50,800$25.7150
Springfield, MO$53,440$52,130$25.6990
Scranton, PA$53,150$51,670$25.55100
Altoona, PA$53,040$50,830$25.5040
Montgomery, AL$52,800$50,860$25.3880
Mobile, AL$52,560$49,850$25.2770
Grand Rapids, MI$52,500$50,410$25.24370
Lakeland, FL$52,470$46,400$25.2390
Bay City, MI$51,140$56,810$24.5950
Ocala, FL$50,800$44,280$24.4230
Topeka, KS$50,780$52,170$24.4240
Port St. Lucie, FL$50,660$45,570$24.3660
Flint, MI$50,530$49,460$24.2970
Evansville, IN$50,500$58,430$24.2860
York, PA$50,500$50,200$24.2850
Midland, MI$50,490$45,450$24.2830
Lafayette, LA$50,430$45,760$24.2540
Daphne, AL$49,630$49,330$23.8640
Lynchburg, VA$49,300$43,990$23.7040
Charleston, WV$47,930$50,520$23.0550
Erie, PA$47,660$44,040$22.9160
Johnstown, PA$45,390$41,760$21.8230
Wheeling, WV$40,870$37,390$19.65n/a
San Juan, PR$33,540$29,580$16.12180

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Clergy salary: questions

Where do clergy make the most money?

In Los Angeles, CA, with an average of $104,000 a year, among the 221 metro areas we cover.

What is the average clergy salary in the U.S.?

$66,860 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $60,810, so half of clergy earn more than that and half less.

What salary should clergy ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of clergy nationwide earn between $48,260 (25th percentile) and $76,640 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays clergy the most?

California, with a statewide average of $87,150 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is clergy pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $33,540 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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