221 metro areas
Clergy Salary by City (2026)
Clergies earn the most in Los Angeles, CA, an average of $104,000 a year, against $66,860 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Los Angeles, CA ($91,580 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.
- US average (mean)
- $66,860BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Highest-paying city
- $104,000Los Angeles, CA
- Best after cost of living
- $91,580Los Angeles, CA
- Metro areas
- 221With their own estimate
Top cities
Highest-paying cities for clergies
Top 10 metro areas
- 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$77,980
- New York, NY-NJ$77,880
- San Diego, CA$77,750
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $104,000 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $85,300 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $85,010 |
| Bozeman, MT | $83,660 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $80,410 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $79,270 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $78,400 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $77,980 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $77,880 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $77,750 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Mean wage ÷ BEA price level
- Los Angeles, CA$104,000 nominal$91,580
- Waco, TX$76,020 nominal$82,140
- Bozeman, MT$83,660 nominal$81,610
- Santa Rosa, CA$85,300 nominal$79,140
- Fargo, ND-MN$70,370 nominal$77,440
- Seattle, WA$85,010 nominal$76,490
- Hagerstown, MD-WV$71,200 nominal$75,610
- Kennewick, WA$74,880 nominal$74,820
- Spokane, WA$74,670 nominal$74,410
- St. Cloud, MN$65,020 nominal$74,200
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $91,580 |
| Waco, TX | $82,140 |
| Bozeman, MT | $81,610 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $79,140 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $77,440 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $76,490 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $75,610 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $74,820 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $74,410 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $74,200 |
Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024
Every city
Clergy salary in every metro area
Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.
| # | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) | At US prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | $104,000 | $61,440 | $124,970 | $91,580 |
| 2 | Santa Rosa, CA | $85,300 | $53,100 | $101,150 | $79,140 |
| 3 | Seattle, WA | $85,010 | $61,340 | $96,680 | $76,490 |
| 4 | Bozeman, MT | $83,660 | $51,310 | $99,590 | $81,610 |
| 5 | San Francisco, CA | $80,410 | $52,420 | $94,200 | $69,550 |
| 6 | Santa Maria, CA | $79,270 | $49,860 | $93,750 | $72,860 |
| 7 | Riverside, CA | $78,400 | $55,410 | $89,730 | $73,660 |
| 8 | San Jose, CA | $77,980 | $39,600 | $96,870 | $70,620 |
| 9 | New York, NY-NJ | $77,880 | $44,720 | $94,200 | $69,190 |
| 10 | San Diego, CA | $77,750 | $46,050 | $93,370 | $69,490 |
| 11 | Waco, TX | $76,020 | $49,320 | $89,170 | $82,140 |
| 12 | Vallejo, CA | $75,860 | $43,200 | $91,960 | $69,930 |
| 13 | Sacramento, CA | $75,770 | $50,250 | $88,360 | $71,030 |
| 14 | New Haven, CT | $75,630 | $49,840 | $88,360 | $72,330 |
| 15 | Kennewick, WA | $74,880 | $55,330 | $84,510 | $74,820 |
| 16 | Spokane, WA | $74,670 | $54,680 | $84,490 | $74,410 |
| 17 | Boston, MA-NH | $74,510 | $55,000 | $84,120 | $68,820 |
| 18 | Stockton, CA | $74,010 | $49,030 | $86,300 | $70,430 |
| 19 | Bridgeport, CT | $73,740 | $55,410 | $82,760 | $69,000 |
| 20 | Oxnard, CA | $73,670 | $48,380 | $86,130 | $66,650 |
| 21 | Salinas, CA | $73,470 | $50,690 | $84,680 | $67,380 |
| 22 | Worcester, MA | $73,170 | $56,080 | $81,600 | $71,370 |
| 23 | Fresno, CA | $73,150 | $45,050 | $86,990 | $71,600 |
| 24 | Hartford, CT | $72,950 | $43,740 | $87,320 | $71,000 |
| 25 | Salem, OR | $72,300 | $45,410 | $85,550 | $69,750 |
| 26 | Las Vegas, NV | $71,640 | $54,270 | $80,200 | $71,490 |
| 27 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $71,590 | $40,750 | $86,780 | $65,920 |
| 28 | Hagerstown, MD-WV | $71,200 | $42,350 | $85,400 | $75,610 |
| 29 | Bakersfield, CA | $71,030 | $47,570 | $82,600 | $70,410 |
| 30 | Modesto, CA | $70,890 | $45,090 | $83,570 | $68,090 |
| 31 | Fort Collins, CO | $70,760 | $53,270 | $79,390 | $69,970 |
| 32 | Fargo, ND-MN | $70,370 | $45,590 | $82,580 | $77,440 |
| 33 | Portland, OR-WA | $69,890 | $43,470 | $82,910 | $66,300 |
| 34 | Corvallis, OR | $69,740 | $48,320 | $80,290 | $67,050 |
| 35 | Boulder, CO | $69,600 | $60,260 | $74,190 | $66,160 |
| 36 | Albuquerque, NM | $69,470 | $51,900 | $78,120 | $72,710 |
| 37 | Phoenix, AZ | $69,180 | $47,200 | $80,020 | $66,960 |
| 38 | Visalia, CA | $69,040 | $44,120 | $81,310 | $69,160 |
| 39 | Medford, OR | $68,470 | $45,590 | $79,730 | $67,500 |
| 40 | Helena, MT | $68,140 | $36,460 | $83,740 | $71,220 |
| 41 | Kiryas Joel, NY | $68,040 | $44,720 | $79,520 | $62,180 |
| 42 | Amarillo, TX | $67,830 | $45,800 | $78,690 | $73,870 |
| 43 | Tucson, AZ | $67,680 | $46,530 | $78,100 | $69,850 |
| 44 | Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $67,080 | $42,330 | $79,270 | $61,610 |
| 45 | San Angelo, TX | $67,000 | $50,480 | $75,150 | $72,470 |
| 46 | Madison, WI | $66,890 | $54,290 | $73,110 | $68,760 |
| 47 | Green Bay, WI | $66,440 | $53,440 | $72,840 | $71,370 |
| 48 | Redding, CA | $66,290 | $39,500 | $79,480 | $65,840 |
| 49 | Grants Pass, OR | $66,120 | $37,400 | $80,290 | $67,640 |
| 50 | Trenton, NJ | $66,040 | $43,180 | $77,310 | $64,000 |
| 51 | Waterbury, CT | $65,960 | $46,360 | $75,610 | $66,110 |
| 52 | Eugene, OR | $65,940 | $49,070 | $74,260 | $64,920 |
| 53 | Atlanta, GA | $65,670 | $45,120 | $75,770 | $65,630 |
| 54 | Springfield, MA | $65,560 | $47,470 | $74,460 | $68,250 |
| 55 | Missoula, MT | $65,420 | $40,020 | $77,940 | $67,830 |
| 56 | Rochester, MN | $65,310 | $50,540 | $72,590 | $71,910 |
| 57 | Santa Cruz, CA | $65,290 | $39,270 | $78,100 | $59,410 |
| 58 | Albany, OR | $65,250 | $40,680 | $77,330 | $63,910 |
| 59 | Rochester, NY | $65,040 | $41,830 | $76,480 | $67,030 |
| 60 | St. Cloud, MN | $65,020 | $41,720 | $76,480 | $74,200 |
| 61 | Colorado Springs, CO | $64,980 | $54,270 | $70,260 | $64,520 |
| 62 | Kingston, NY | $64,750 | $40,640 | $76,630 | $64,290 |
| 63 | Denver, CO | $64,710 | $52,400 | $70,760 | $61,170 |
| 64 | Durham, NC | $64,710 | $40,730 | $76,500 | $66,320 |
| 65 | Kalamazoo, MI | $64,710 | $43,310 | $75,250 | $68,230 |
| 66 | Dallas, TX | $64,650 | $42,120 | $75,750 | $62,710 |
| 67 | Billings, MT | $64,560 | $35,710 | $78,770 | $69,030 |
| 68 | Glens Falls, NY | $64,420 | $40,140 | $76,360 | $67,910 |
| 69 | Austin, TX | $64,400 | $44,950 | $73,990 | $65,670 |
| 70 | Jackson, MS | $64,360 | $45,240 | $73,780 | $72,280 |
| 71 | Oklahoma City, OK | $64,330 | $43,800 | $74,440 | $71,160 |
| 72 | Kahului, HI | $64,230 | $47,720 | $72,340 | $58,710 |
| 73 | Killeen, TX | $64,040 | $43,830 | $74,010 | $70,270 |
| 74 | Houston, TX | $63,940 | $45,450 | $73,030 | $64,830 |
| 75 | Portland, ME | $63,880 | $49,800 | $70,820 | $62,710 |
| 76 | Chicago, IL-IN | $63,630 | $43,100 | $73,760 | $61,420 |
| 77 | Ithaca, NY | $63,590 | $44,800 | $72,840 | $61,550 |
| 78 | Milwaukee, WI | $63,440 | $49,030 | $70,550 | $65,440 |
| 79 | Columbia, MO | $63,380 | $48,960 | $70,490 | $70,860 |
| 80 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $63,380 | $39,040 | $75,380 | $61,800 |
| 81 | San Antonio, TX | $63,320 | $44,840 | $72,400 | $66,850 |
| 82 | Charlotte, NC-SC | $63,270 | $44,470 | $72,530 | $64,990 |
| 83 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $63,270 | $46,010 | $71,780 | $60,360 |
| 84 | Lafayette, IN | $62,900 | $51,380 | $68,580 | $67,320 |
| 85 | Corpus Christi, TX | $62,880 | $45,610 | $71,390 | $67,850 |
| 86 | Des Moines, IA | $62,710 | $51,210 | $68,370 | $68,390 |
| 87 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $62,440 | $44,600 | $71,240 | $56,270 |
| 88 | Elmira, NY | $62,400 | $46,900 | $70,030 | $66,100 |
| 89 | Miami, FL | $62,340 | $36,590 | $75,030 | $54,610 |
| 90 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,030 | $47,260 | $69,310 | $65,230 |
| 91 | Bend, OR | $61,960 | $42,390 | $71,610 | $59,800 |
| 92 | Asheville, NC | $61,760 | $41,290 | $71,820 | $64,000 |
| 93 | College Station, TX | $61,760 | $43,890 | $70,550 | $67,900 |
| 94 | Charleston, SC | $61,630 | $43,410 | $70,600 | $61,040 |
| 95 | Jacksonville, FL | $61,610 | $37,670 | $73,400 | $61,930 |
| 96 | Charlottesville, VA | $61,340 | $44,950 | $69,410 | $61,870 |
| 97 | Indianapolis, IN | $61,070 | $45,990 | $68,490 | $63,820 |
| 98 | Nashville, TN | $61,050 | $45,090 | $68,910 | $63,370 |
| 99 | Waterloo, IA | $60,940 | $47,800 | $67,410 | $70,000 |
| 100 | Lancaster, PA | $60,820 | $38,920 | $71,590 | $61,900 |
| 101 | Cleveland, OH | $60,740 | $39,540 | $71,180 | $64,670 |
| 102 | Boise City, ID | $60,670 | $38,330 | $71,680 | $61,660 |
| 103 | Athens, GA | $60,530 | $51,520 | $64,960 | $64,850 |
| 104 | Rockford, IL | $60,490 | $41,790 | $69,680 | $65,640 |
| 105 | Great Falls, MT | $60,420 | $42,180 | $69,410 | $62,390 |
| 106 | Johnson City, TN | $60,340 | $36,840 | $71,930 | $68,620 |
| 107 | Buffalo, NY | $60,320 | $42,850 | $68,930 | $62,940 |
| 108 | Raleigh, NC | $60,320 | $43,800 | $68,450 | $61,450 |
| 109 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $60,220 | $45,700 | $67,370 | $65,330 |
| 110 | Omaha, NE-IA | $60,200 | $50,650 | $64,900 | $65,500 |
| 111 | Youngstown, OH | $60,170 | $40,980 | $69,640 | $68,850 |
| 112 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $60,130 | $42,080 | $69,010 | $66,350 |
| 113 | Lexington, KY | $60,050 | $41,350 | $69,260 | $64,650 |
| 114 | Saginaw, MI | $60,030 | $45,820 | $67,040 | $66,050 |
| 115 | Baltimore, MD | $60,010 | $37,590 | $71,050 | $57,430 |
| 116 | Columbus, OH | $59,970 | $43,510 | $68,060 | $62,820 |
| 117 | Detroit, MI | $59,920 | $42,700 | $68,410 | $59,740 |
| 118 | Palm Bay, FL | $59,860 | $40,500 | $69,410 | $59,860 |
| 119 | Richmond, VA | $59,760 | $39,710 | $69,640 | $61,070 |
| 120 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $59,740 | $38,060 | $70,410 | $62,640 |
| 121 | Fort Wayne, IN | $59,680 | $43,850 | $67,480 | $64,470 |
| 122 | Providence, RI-MA | $59,650 | $37,750 | $70,450 | $58,610 |
| 123 | Cape Coral, FL | $59,630 | $39,270 | $69,660 | $58,260 |
| 124 | Columbia, SC | $59,610 | $44,320 | $67,140 | $63,640 |
| 125 | Gainesville, FL | $59,590 | $36,380 | $71,030 | $61,600 |
| 126 | Dayton, OH | $59,570 | $39,850 | $69,280 | $64,270 |
| 127 | Lubbock, TX | $59,470 | $40,580 | $68,760 | $65,120 |
| 128 | Morgantown, WV | $59,450 | $41,200 | $68,430 | $63,700 |
| 129 | Utica, NY | $59,380 | $43,780 | $67,060 | $64,070 |
| 130 | Orlando, FL | $59,340 | $39,250 | $69,220 | $58,510 |
| 131 | Beaumont, TX | $59,320 | $43,040 | $67,330 | $65,880 |
| 132 | Naples, FL | $59,280 | $41,160 | $68,220 | $57,440 |
| 133 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $59,050 | $45,860 | $65,540 | $64,560 |
| 134 | New Orleans, LA | $58,860 | $38,730 | $68,790 | $63,570 |
| 135 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $58,760 | $39,060 | $68,470 | $63,490 |
| 136 | Reading, PA | $58,760 | $39,250 | $68,370 | $60,540 |
| 137 | Syracuse, NY | $58,740 | $44,660 | $65,670 | $61,350 |
| 138 | Tampa, FL | $58,570 | $40,190 | $67,620 | $58,050 |
| 139 | Champaign, IL | $58,530 | $39,440 | $67,930 | $63,140 |
| 140 | Tulsa, OK | $58,410 | $43,390 | $65,810 | $65,470 |
| 141 | Winston, NC | $58,410 | $39,830 | $67,560 | $63,460 |
| 142 | Anchorage, AK | $58,360 | $38,310 | $68,240 | $55,360 |
| 143 | El Paso, TX | $58,340 | $43,310 | $65,750 | $64,890 |
| 144 | Davenport, IA-IL | $58,090 | $43,120 | $65,480 | $65,210 |
| 145 | Greenville, SC | $58,090 | $46,470 | $63,810 | $62,290 |
| 146 | Wilmington, NC | $58,010 | $42,160 | $65,810 | $60,160 |
| 147 | Bloomington, IL | $57,760 | $38,690 | $67,160 | $61,750 |
| 148 | Lincoln, NE | $57,640 | $48,170 | $62,280 | $62,940 |
| 149 | Shreveport, LA | $57,620 | $36,050 | $68,240 | $67,980 |
| 150 | Albany, NY | $57,570 | $38,460 | $67,000 | $57,820 |
| 151 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $57,570 | $44,120 | $64,210 | $61,850 |
| 152 | North Port, FL | $57,470 | $38,210 | $66,980 | $56,110 |
| 153 | Fayetteville, NC | $57,350 | $42,950 | $64,440 | $62,350 |
| 154 | Peoria, IL | $57,320 | $38,920 | $66,410 | $62,830 |
| 155 | Hickory, NC | $57,300 | $41,230 | $65,210 | $64,760 |
| 156 | Columbus, GA-AL | $57,220 | $37,790 | $66,790 | $64,080 |
| 157 | Baton Rouge, LA | $57,180 | $38,850 | $66,190 | $62,990 |
| 158 | Fayetteville, AR | $57,160 | $34,530 | $68,310 | $62,570 |
| 159 | Augusta, GA-SC | $57,080 | $35,150 | $67,890 | $62,110 |
| 160 | Lansing, MI | $57,050 | $39,580 | $65,640 | $60,060 |
| 161 | South Bend, IN-MI | $57,050 | $37,210 | $66,830 | $61,440 |
| 162 | Allentown, PA-NJ | $56,990 | $37,540 | $66,580 | $57,010 |
| 163 | Greensboro, NC | $56,990 | $43,100 | $63,840 | $61,370 |
| 164 | Springfield, IL | $56,990 | $36,150 | $67,250 | $61,450 |
| 165 | Ann Arbor, MI | $56,680 | $38,210 | $65,770 | $56,190 |
| 166 | Savannah, GA | $56,640 | $38,850 | $65,400 | $59,490 |
| 167 | Akron, OH | $56,620 | $37,110 | $66,250 | $60,640 |
| 168 | Huntsville, AL | $56,600 | $47,550 | $61,070 | $60,810 |
| 169 | Knoxville, TN | $56,580 | $45,010 | $62,280 | $61,120 |
| 170 | Deltona, FL | $56,350 | $37,980 | $65,370 | $56,710 |
| 171 | Pittsburgh, PA | $56,280 | $35,820 | $66,370 | $59,450 |
| 172 | Abilene, TX | $56,240 | $40,750 | $63,860 | $62,240 |
| 173 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $56,120 | $42,160 | $62,980 | $63,080 |
| 174 | Harrisburg, PA | $56,120 | $33,200 | $67,410 | $56,890 |
| 175 | Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $55,990 | $42,660 | $62,550 | $63,320 |
| 176 | Pensacola, FL | $55,830 | $36,110 | $65,520 | $57,130 |
| 177 | Lebanon, PA | $55,470 | $30,080 | $68,000 | $59,510 |
| 178 | Crestview, FL | $55,410 | $38,330 | $63,810 | $57,110 |
| 179 | Muskegon, MI | $55,270 | $40,480 | $62,550 | $59,740 |
| 180 | La Crosse, WI-MN | $55,240 | $38,520 | $63,480 | $60,190 |
| 181 | Toledo, OH | $55,180 | $38,880 | $63,210 | $60,340 |
| 182 | Canton, OH | $55,080 | $38,170 | $63,400 | $61,610 |
| 183 | Spartanburg, SC | $54,970 | $43,910 | $60,440 | $60,370 |
| 184 | Greenville, NC | $54,950 | $43,160 | $60,780 | $62,160 |
| 185 | Birmingham, AL | $54,890 | $40,120 | $62,150 | $59,890 |
| 186 | Duluth, MN-WI | $54,810 | $41,930 | $61,130 | $61,750 |
| 187 | Traverse City, MI | $54,810 | $35,760 | $64,210 | $58,700 |
| 188 | Wichita, KS | $54,700 | $43,720 | $60,090 | $61,500 |
| 189 | McAllen, TX | $54,620 | $40,750 | $61,460 | $63,590 |
| 190 | Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $54,370 | $33,530 | $64,630 | $55,510 |
| 191 | Tallahassee, FL | $54,160 | $37,340 | $62,440 | $57,670 |
| 192 | Macon, GA | $54,040 | $34,400 | $63,710 | $61,040 |
| 193 | Hattiesburg, MS | $53,980 | $43,010 | $59,360 | $61,600 |
| 194 | Little Rock, AR | $53,930 | $34,220 | $63,650 | $60,350 |
| 195 | Binghamton, NY | $53,770 | $40,230 | $60,440 | $57,900 |
| 196 | Jackson, MI | $53,730 | $36,570 | $62,170 | $58,540 |
| 197 | Roanoke, VA | $53,620 | $34,130 | $63,230 | $57,280 |
| 198 | Tyler, TX | $53,480 | $37,860 | $61,170 | $58,030 |
| 199 | Springfield, MO | $53,440 | $37,980 | $61,050 | $60,330 |
| 200 | Scranton, PA | $53,140 | $32,340 | $63,400 | $56,800 |
| 201 | Altoona, PA | $53,040 | $34,670 | $62,090 | $59,260 |
| 202 | Montgomery, AL | $52,790 | $36,250 | $60,940 | $58,860 |
| 203 | Mobile, AL | $52,560 | $40,710 | $58,410 | $59,660 |
| 204 | Grand Rapids, MI | $52,500 | $37,210 | $60,030 | $54,950 |
| 205 | Lakeland, FL | $52,480 | $37,090 | $60,050 | $54,020 |
| 206 | Bay City, MI | $51,150 | $36,900 | $58,160 | $55,650 |
| 207 | Ocala, FL | $50,790 | $35,840 | $58,180 | $53,330 |
| 208 | Topeka, KS | $50,790 | $31,220 | $60,420 | $57,180 |
| 209 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $50,670 | $36,230 | $57,780 | $50,550 |
| 210 | Flint, MI | $50,520 | $31,680 | $59,820 | $54,300 |
| 211 | Evansville, IN | $50,500 | $26,560 | $62,300 | $55,170 |
| 212 | Midland, MI | $50,500 | $38,850 | $56,220 | $54,940 |
| 213 | York, PA | $50,500 | $29,000 | $61,090 | $52,600 |
| 214 | Lafayette, LA | $50,440 | $36,960 | $57,080 | $57,840 |
| 215 | Daphne, AL | $49,630 | $42,660 | $53,060 | $52,410 |
| 216 | Lynchburg, VA | $49,300 | $34,380 | $56,640 | $55,170 |
| 217 | Charleston, WV | $47,940 | $36,340 | $53,640 | $54,040 |
| 218 | Erie, PA | $47,650 | $33,160 | $54,790 | $52,390 |
| 219 | Johnstown, PA | $45,390 | $27,310 | $54,290 | $52,820 |
| 220 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $40,870 | $36,920 | $42,830 | $46,270 |
| 221 | San Juan, PR | $33,530 | $25,400 | $37,540 | N/A |
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About these numbers
- Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
- Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
- OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
- At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.
Questions
Clergy salary by city: FAQ
Which city pays clergies the most?
Los Angeles, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $104,000 a year, followed by Santa Rosa, CA ($85,300), Seattle, WA ($85,010), Bozeman, MT ($83,660). The national mean is $66,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do clergies earn the most after cost of living?
Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Los Angeles, CA ($91,580 at national prices, $104,000 nominal), Waco, TX ($82,140 at national prices, $76,020 nominal), Bozeman, MT ($81,610 at national prices, $83,660 nominal).
How much do clergies make in the biggest cities?
New York, NY-NJ: $77,880; Los Angeles, CA: $104,000; Chicago, IL-IN: $63,630; Dallas, TX: $64,650; Houston, TX: $63,940 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).
Where do clergies earn the least?
Of the 221 metro areas with their own estimate, San Juan, PR has the lowest mean wage, $33,530.