The annual salary statistics of clergy in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clergy in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,270 | 3.02% | 21.77% |
| 2021 | $49,720 | 1.49% | - |
| 2020 | $48,980 | 4.65% | - |
| 2019 | $46,700 | 1.37% | - |
| 2018 | $46,060 | -0.28% | - |
| 2017 | $46,190 | 3.66% | - |
| 2016 | $44,500 | 6.40% | - |
| 2015 | $41,650 | 12.73% | - |
| 2014 | $36,350 | 16.51% | - |
| 2013 | $30,350 | -32.16% | - |
| 2012 | $40,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,270 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Birmingham-Hoover is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 31.3 percent (31.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Mobile | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |