The annual salary statistics of clergy in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $46,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,800.
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 | $64,620 | 1.98% | 16.68% |
| 2021 | $63,340 | -14.95% | - |
| 2020 | $72,810 | 2.58% | - |
| 2019 | $70,930 | 1.42% | - |
| 2018 | $69,920 | 16.93% | - |
| 2017 | $58,080 | 7.30% | - |
| 2016 | $53,840 | -3.51% | - |
| 2015 | $55,730 | 3.39% | - |
| 2012 | $53,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,620 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.