Clergy Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Clergy positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$60,820

National average

Salary Range

$37,140 – $99,720

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Clergy Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$92,860$54,100$175,060
Vallejo, CA$83,550$43,150$130,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$83,210$41,900$161,460
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$83,110$40,610$98,240
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$80,370$42,380$101,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79,590$48,530$128,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$78,790$48,120$152,200
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$78,280$37,250$109,240
California$77,850$43,080$136,030
Washington$77,530$47,090$116,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$77,370$44,470$106,600
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$77,100$39,810$129,090
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$76,760$36,120$107,880
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,540$38,260$101,230
Salem, OR$75,830$49,790$95,200
Virgin Islands$75,600$50,440$84,990
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$75,450$44,850$104,090
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$75,410$46,840$125,640
Salinas, CA$75,090$43,320$106,910
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$74,930$45,570$129,090
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$74,760$46,450$85,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA$74,320$40,650$121,020
Billings, MT$73,850$46,880$89,290
Modesto, CA$73,570$39,480$123,670
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$72,770$34,690$116,960
Fresno, CA$72,750$37,900$103,690
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$71,970$38,650$102,220
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$70,810$52,350$93,750
New Haven, CT$70,700$46,890$99,450
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$70,440$46,210$89,480
Nevada$70,150$31,180$97,610
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$70,150$31,180$109,450
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$69,870$58,180$92,640
Redding, CA$69,860$37,600$117,710
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$69,830$37,150$95,710
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$69,550$52,530$105,670
Worcester, MA$69,340$47,990$87,640
Rochester, MN$68,810$47,990$69,430
Waco, TX$68,340$42,860$106,650
Boulder, CO$68,230$55,510$78,510
Massachusetts$67,830$44,310$88,650
Vermont$66,860$55,150$87,290
Springfield, MA$66,700$34,690$73,680
New Hampshire$66,670$38,850$80,760
Madison, WI$66,620$48,330$95,640
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$66,330$54,590$100,970
Visalia, CA$66,030$38,020$125,400
St. Cloud, MN$65,730$42,290$94,640
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$65,720$37,720$82,330
Georgia$65,510$42,910$89,760
Minnesota$65,350$37,490$82,330
Connecticut$65,040$46,700$100,490
District of Columbia$64,990$41,430$107,580
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$64,950$50,340$83,180
Albany, OR$64,930$45,500$96,810
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$64,590$51,150$73,730
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$64,270$46,730$100,720
Urban Honolulu, HI$64,010$37,910$117,510
Hawaii$64,010$40,020$115,690
Colorado$63,980$53,200$86,030
Wyoming$63,860$26,790$108,180
Boise City, ID$63,640$38,550$79,790
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$63,640$53,200$86,430
New Jersey$63,530$39,310$101,460
Duluth, MN-WI$63,500$41,480$81,430
Tucson, AZ$63,480$44,670$101,910
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$63,440$38,790$76,770
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$63,430$40,840$89,910
Oregon$63,370$37,100$98,170
Portland-South Portland, ME$63,180$48,280$74,660
Maine$63,180$50,420$74,860
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,090$45,450$81,570
Reading, PA$62,920$39,310$80,130
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$62,780$55,060$89,860
Wisconsin$62,770$42,860$78,150
Bozeman, MT$62,770$27,860$96,510
Corpus Christi, TX$62,420$40,890$74,060
Killeen-Temple, TX$62,400$35,950$89,860
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,380$37,890$117,200
Arizona$62,380$38,900$117,200
St. Louis, MO-IL$62,360$36,790$84,270
Asheville, NC$62,360$36,230$78,480
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$62,340$34,420$91,970
Rhode Island$62,340$34,320$91,970
Columbus, OH$62,110$39,030$81,560
Missoula, MT$62,020$35,910$91,980
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$61,980$46,900$81,860
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$61,520$38,360$90,390
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$61,480$35,890$82,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$61,470$23,990$84,370
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$61,440$50,590$71,830
Idaho$61,420$33,710$75,250
Rockford, IL$61,310$37,250$74,910
Albuquerque, NM$61,270$36,240$91,620
Delaware$61,250$47,680$91,450
Lexington-Fayette, KY$61,160$38,790$99,590
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$61,150$32,740$76,740
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$61,130$34,930$89,150
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$61,090$33,120$97,550
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$61,080$38,570$98,810
Colorado Springs, CO$61,010$54,780$77,450
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$61,010$37,010$95,380
Ann Arbor, MI$60,910$39,160$82,780
Columbus, GA-AL$60,890$44,930$82,320
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$60,890$38,930$101,940
Champaign-Urbana, IL$60,860$37,860$74,550
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$60,850$42,170$98,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$60,820$36,040$82,340
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$60,820$38,490$89,590
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$60,770$33,410$79,190
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$60,770$33,270$98,550
Green Bay, WI$60,710$51,000$75,700
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$60,710$40,720$66,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$60,640$37,180$128,690
Fargo, ND-MN$60,630$32,810$88,140
Baton Rouge, LA$60,590$35,860$73,190
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$60,580$45,440$105,600
Athens-Clarke County, GA$60,570$48,210$82,990
Peoria, IL$60,500$37,130$77,950
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$60,480$44,240$97,510
Naples-Marco Island, FL$60,440$40,610$70,950
Elmira, NY$60,410$36,500$98,240
Jacksonville, FL$60,310$30,240$119,730
Illinois$60,290$35,690$81,410
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$60,250$37,480$80,170
Helena, MT$60,250$27,850$94,030
Medford, OR$60,240$47,690$96,600
Winston-Salem, NC$60,170$38,290$75,990
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$60,150$47,390$80,200
Missouri$59,980$42,890$83,920
Bismarck, ND$59,970$44,780$79,450
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$59,950$38,360$75,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$59,920$36,230$98,550
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$59,870$36,680$84,180
Bend, OR$59,780$32,690$94,040
Fayetteville, NC$59,780$37,080$99,800
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$59,760$39,420$80,560
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$59,720$37,750$77,010
Gainesville, FL$59,670$36,420$113,270
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$59,610$39,930$83,840
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$59,600$37,470$83,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$59,580$38,460$81,430
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$59,560$34,370$98,520
Texas$59,550$38,390$82,110
Charlottesville, VA$59,550$31,100$76,130
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$59,530$27,890$64,780
North Carolina$59,530$39,930$79,100
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$59,490$35,360$92,750
Lebanon, PA$59,440$36,770$103,420
Florida$59,430$37,100$97,420
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,410$37,380$127,120
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$59,400$45,010$90,280
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$59,380$44,500$113,110
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$59,310$35,060$90,410
Iowa$59,270$47,980$71,330
Ohio$59,220$35,470$81,430
South Carolina$59,170$42,140$86,420
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$59,100$37,590$82,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$59,090$35,720$100,820
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$59,090$36,130$101,920
New York$58,980$37,140$122,480
Montana$58,970$28,520$86,240
Great Falls, MT$58,970$31,190$88,930
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$58,970$40,220$80,490
Rochester, NY$58,910$35,150$100,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$58,700$41,600$118,000
Cleveland, OH$58,620$36,670$90,660
Kentucky$58,610$38,330$79,970
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$58,600$37,550$85,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$58,590$48,420$73,240
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$58,540$42,260$78,220
Roanoke, VA$58,510$31,440$74,960
Raleigh-Cary, NC$58,430$40,390$78,230
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$58,430$35,720$90,380
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$58,410$36,510$85,060
Corvallis, OR$58,400$33,550$106,960
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$58,360$37,820$77,970
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$58,340$29,940$83,370
Oklahoma City, OK$58,330$34,640$78,590
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$58,300$38,430$70,490
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$58,200$23,990$111,920
North Dakota$58,140$37,540$86,350
Youngstown-Warren, OH$58,130$34,750$80,020
Columbia, SC$58,110$28,590$86,940
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$58,110$38,400$85,980
Cedar Rapids, IA$58,060$48,700$68,690
Lafayette, LA$58,060$42,750$87,360
Fort Wayne, IN$58,040$38,650$71,280
Maryland$58,030$33,720$88,520
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$57,920$40,370$82,570
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$57,850$35,980$69,840
Grants Pass, OR$57,820$30,580$97,680
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$57,820$36,700$97,610
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$57,800$38,890$74,760
Kansas$57,610$41,600$76,120
Indiana$57,580$40,670$73,300
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$57,580$35,240$61,480
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$57,520$44,440$73,820
New Mexico$57,490$34,260$91,620
Richmond, VA$57,480$32,190$80,750
Louisiana$57,370$31,090$84,120
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$57,320$28,610$77,000
Wichita, KS$57,320$50,030$74,730
Syracuse, NY$57,220$39,970$83,990
Anchorage, AK$57,140$37,550$94,520
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,810$35,330$98,020
Jackson, MS$56,780$37,280$106,850
Akron, OH$56,750$35,910$72,640
El Paso, TX$56,640$36,950$86,940
Pennsylvania$56,540$28,230$77,960
Springfield, IL$56,500$29,150$68,220
Oklahoma$56,480$34,690$72,550
Canton-Massillon, OH$56,310$28,380$75,450
Wilmington, NC$56,280$37,230$73,580
Virginia$56,170$30,680$82,040
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$56,170$28,980$164,300
Chattanooga, TN-GA$56,060$26,330$71,610
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$56,060$28,520$79,080
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$56,050$23,790$80,000
Lynchburg, VA$56,000$28,850$71,890
York-Hanover, PA$56,000$36,020$78,780
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$55,960$46,430$68,110
Savannah, GA$55,950$39,350$82,670
Flint, MI$55,910$23,280$63,300
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$55,880$49,280$68,540
Greensboro-High Point, NC$55,820$42,270$69,810
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$55,820$33,740$73,450
Lancaster, PA$55,730$34,700$76,110
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$55,730$49,150$77,780
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$55,730$43,450$65,640
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$55,730$43,450$65,640
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$55,570$30,390$75,640
Saginaw, MI$55,510$38,360$72,830
Huntsville, AL$55,500$44,510$77,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$55,500$34,410$79,990
Tulsa, OK$55,450$34,690$70,320
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$55,450$34,470$98,240
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$55,380$41,900$80,340
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$55,290$39,550$74,750
Spartanburg, SC$55,280$41,550$64,310
Omaha, NE-IA$55,190$45,260$70,650
South Dakota$55,080$36,620$74,520
Alaska$55,040$35,880$94,520
Pittsburgh, PA$54,970$28,790$75,920
Eugene-Springfield, OR$54,830$47,130$96,040
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$54,740$36,620$71,810
Altoona, PA$54,680$28,230$77,940
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$54,380$26,520$63,330
Michigan$54,160$37,010$74,750
Springfield, MO$54,100$40,630$71,650
Toledo, OH$54,060$35,640$75,610
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$53,890$33,340$66,460
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$53,810$34,610$68,550
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$53,800$41,600$66,830
Lincoln, NE$53,780$44,090$70,410
Nebraska$53,550$44,380$70,650
Traverse City, MI$53,200$34,380$80,460
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$52,820$39,580$93,030
Evansville, IN$52,810$18,190$73,670
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$52,810$39,420$79,410
Chico, CA$52,790$37,150$96,850
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$52,480$37,680$67,800
Birmingham, AL$52,380$33,580$76,020
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$52,250$36,620$73,020
Johnson City, TN$52,120$29,160$104,330
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$52,080$37,450$79,380
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$52,070$21,880$74,700
Ocala, FL$51,770$34,990$75,590
Tennessee$51,580$29,630$74,000
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$51,380$29,060$68,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$51,300$38,060$65,690
Arkansas$51,240$33,950$75,650
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$51,230$33,480$74,960
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$51,060$33,480$95,870
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$50,990$33,860$68,480
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$50,610$38,870$72,900
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$50,530$31,430$84,310
Mississippi$50,500$34,740$92,750
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$50,290$40,580$73,980
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$50,170$40,470$66,590
Alabama$50,050$30,070$75,210
Glens Falls, NY$50,030$31,280$135,090
Knoxville, TN$49,910$23,970$68,750
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$49,840$40,780$64,290
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$49,580$39,740$76,820
Tyler, TX$49,450$35,570$63,180
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$49,450$35,630$76,160
Jackson, MI$49,240$26,800$70,490
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$49,050$33,340$61,380
Binghamton, NY$49,030$44,600$76,440
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$48,860$29,630$66,000
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$48,530$25,540$58,860
Tallahassee, FL$48,410$35,360$70,430
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$48,380$42,710$70,270
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$48,340$18,050$79,410
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$48,210$22,230$80,730
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$48,090$21,230$72,040
Battle Creek, MI$48,080$34,330$82,220
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$48,030$36,700$74,610
Macon-Bibb County, GA$47,990$41,000$69,450
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$47,900$31,200$78,500
Utica-Rome, NY$47,760$46,220$85,260
Mobile, AL$47,690$28,730$66,620
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$47,590$35,980$74,610
Bloomington, IL$47,460$30,910$81,330
Abilene, TX$47,230$29,550$82,220
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$47,190$36,610$76,470
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$47,090$35,790$92,170
Johnstown, PA$46,860$20,630$65,700
Midland, MI$46,250$36,550$61,750
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,010$35,360$105,820
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,860$35,780$95,360
Montgomery, AL$45,750$20,770$66,910
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$44,670$22,610$75,150
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$43,750$34,620$64,670
Kingston, NY$43,480$37,700$98,240
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$43,310$36,770$101,440
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$42,990$35,360$71,760
Erie, PA$41,840$34,480$68,920
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$41,460$26,640$63,270
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$39,170$29,480$74,570
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$38,860$34,940$76,810
West Virginia$36,600$36,230$66,590
Wheeling, WV-OH$36,600$36,600$36,600
Charleston, WV$36,230$23,910$50,980
Guam$34,440$19,240$67,650
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,170$21,940$44,520
Puerto Rico$25,770$21,490$44,520

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Clergy make?▾

The median annual salary for a Clergy is $60,820, with a typical range of $37,140 – $99,720 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Clergy?▾

Entry-level Clergy positions typically start around $37,140 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Clergys earn the most?▾

Clergys tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.