Pay by state · 43 states
Director, Religious Activity and Education Salary by State (2026)
Directors, Religious Activities and Education earn the most in Alabama at $79,310 a year and the least in Louisiana at $29,540 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $52,100. All 43 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $79,310Alabama
- National median
- $52,100BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $29,540Louisiana
- States reporting
- 43of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Director, Religious Activity and Education salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of directors, religious activities and education OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
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| 1 | ALAlabama | $79,310 | $65,780 | $114,490 | 90 | $89,290 |
| 2 | TXTexas | $75,420 | $50,220 | $101,760 | 330 | $77,707 |
| 3 | GAGeorgia | $72,910 | $59,680 | $96,770 | 320 | $75,717 |
| 4 | NENebraska | $72,500 | $62,610 | $76,160 | 40 | $80,463 |
| 5 | COColorado | $67,760 | $54,520 | $87,050 | 100 | $65,753 |
| 6 | IAIowa | $66,140 | $47,150 | $89,140 | 220 | $75,363 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $65,730 | $43,680 | $91,770 | N/A | $60,411 |
| 8 | NCNorth Carolina | $63,280 | $47,740 | $90,990 | 260 | $67,086 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $62,930 | $61,380 | $75,830 | 160 | $59,504 |
| 10 | NVNevada | $62,460 | $62,300 | $62,460 | 90 | $62,473 |
| 11 | TNTennessee | $61,940 | $47,760 | $84,770 | 130 | $67,421 |
| 12 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $61,870 | $51,210 | $95,450 | 170 | $56,296 |
| 13 | CACalifornia | $61,570 | $45,800 | $76,840 | 3,200 | $55,609 |
| 14 | VAVirginia | $59,020 | $46,980 | $104,410 | 380 | $58,376 |
| 15 | MDMaryland | $58,820 | $52,490 | $78,850 | 300 | $56,041 |
| 16 | INIndiana | $58,490 | $48,090 | $75,000 | 670 | $62,671 |
| 17 | AZArizona | $57,140 | $51,200 | $78,420 | 300 | $56,756 |
| 18 | UTUtah | $56,790 | $31,380 | $81,960 | 50 | $57,443 |
| 19 | WAWashington | $56,480 | $50,610 | $71,670 | 390 | $52,779 |
| 20 | PAPennsylvania | $55,510 | $44,700 | $71,320 | 1,210 | $56,891 |
| 21 | ILIllinois | $53,600 | $46,910 | $67,540 | N/A | $53,623 |
| 22 | SDSouth Dakota | $53,360 | $27,980 | $74,120 | 50 | $60,235 |
| 23 | MOMissouri | $52,980 | $39,780 | $85,720 | 60 | $58,337 |
| 24 | KYKentucky | $52,230 | $38,710 | $75,420 | 250 | $57,931 |
| 25 | MNMinnesota | $50,110 | $41,810 | $73,210 | 760 | $50,811 |
| 26 | NYNew York | $49,990 | $43,040 | $77,740 | 3,550 | $46,321 |
| 27 | MSMississippi | $49,430 | $49,310 | $62,870 | 120 | $56,847 |
| 28 | OHOhio | $49,340 | $40,160 | $63,460 | 740 | $53,183 |
| 29 | FLFlorida | $49,230 | $38,180 | $62,990 | 1,420 | $47,605 |
| 30 | NMNew Mexico | $48,240 | $46,570 | $50,840 | 60 | $52,314 |
| 31 | CTConnecticut | $47,850 | $45,000 | $54,670 | 160 | $46,183 |
| 32 | HIHawaii | $47,590 | $46,080 | $61,190 | 310 | $43,283 |
| 33 | OKOklahoma | $47,100 | $45,250 | $59,850 | 110 | $53,618 |
| 34 | KSKansas | $45,640 | $33,380 | $69,540 | 140 | $50,673 |
| 35 | MIMichigan | $45,590 | $37,600 | $60,210 | 950 | $47,382 |
| 36 | OROregon | $45,360 | $40,170 | $50,150 | 1,860 | $43,885 |
| 37 | MTMontana | $45,220 | $34,340 | $55,420 | 640 | $47,779 |
| 38 | IDIdaho | $44,990 | $40,350 | $60,130 | 40 | $47,113 |
| 39 | RIRhode Island | $44,770 | $37,450 | $48,740 | 120 | $43,772 |
| 40 | WIWisconsin | $40,180 | $37,670 | $58,120 | 130 | $42,702 |
| 41 | SCSouth Carolina | $36,120 | $27,830 | $74,110 | 170 | $38,528 |
| 42 | ARArkansas | $33,920 | $29,150 | $61,460 | 140 | $39,017 |
| 43 | LALouisiana | $29,540 | $29,540 | $48,550 | N/A | $33,489 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Directors, Religious Activities and Education, that changes the ranking: Alabama leads on raw pay at $79,310, while Alabama leads once prices are taken into account at $89,290.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Director, Religious Activity and Education pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Directors, Religious Activities and Education the most?
Alabama reports the highest median wage for Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $79,310 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Texas ($75,420) and Georgia ($72,910).
Which state pays Directors, Religious Activities and Education the least?
Louisiana reports the lowest median for Directors, Religious Activities and Education at $29,540 a year, $49,770 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Directors, Religious Activities and Education earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alabama first at $89,290 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $79,310. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.