The annual salary statistics of clergy in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $34,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $59,110 | 9.61% | 8.42% |
| 2016 | $53,430 | -7.39% | - |
| 2015 | $57,380 | 8.17% | - |
| 2014 | $52,690 | -10.70% | - |
| 2013 | $58,330 | 7.20% | - |
| 2012 | $54,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,110 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 18.2 percent (18.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.