The annual salary statistics of clergy in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clergy in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
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 | $59,640 | 17.77% | 11.62% |
| 2021 | $49,040 | -27.39% | - |
| 2020 | $62,470 | 3.36% | - |
| 2019 | $60,370 | 6.66% | - |
| 2018 | $56,350 | 6.51% | - |
| 2017 | $52,680 | -1.29% | - |
| 2016 | $53,360 | 14.17% | - |
| 2015 | $45,800 | -16.27% | - |
| 2014 | $53,250 | 3.79% | - |
| 2013 | $51,230 | -2.89% | - |
| 2012 | $52,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,640 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.