Clergy Salary in the US
A clergy earns a national median of $60,810 a year (mean $66,860) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #418 of 825.
How much does a clergy earn in the US?
A clergy in the United States earns a median of $60,810 a year (mean $66,860), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 19% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 57,200 people work in this occupation (SOC 21-2011), ranked #418 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$60,810
per year
Mean
$66,860
per year
Employment
57,200
US workers
National rank
#418
of 825 by median
What a clergy earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a clergy (SOC 21-2011) earns a median annual wage of $60,810 and a mean (average) of $66,860. The median is the midpoint — half of clergy earn more and half earn less — and is 19% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a clergy in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for clergy is $60,810, and the mean (average) is $66,860. The median is the midpoint — half of clergy earn more and half earn less.
- How does clergy pay compare to the US average?
- At $60,810, a clergy earns 19% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many clergy are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 57,200 clergy employed nationally (SOC 21-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this clergy salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 21-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 21-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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