The annual salary statistics of clergy in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $38,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $118,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,170.
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 | $75,250 | 16.48% | 32.00% |
| 2021 | $62,850 | -0.88% | - |
| 2020 | $63,400 | 9.24% | - |
| 2019 | $57,540 | -6.05% | - |
| 2018 | $61,020 | 12.52% | - |
| 2017 | $53,380 | 4.40% | - |
| 2016 | $51,030 | -5.27% | - |
| 2015 | $53,720 | 0.86% | - |
| 2014 | $53,260 | 7.45% | - |
| 2013 | $49,290 | -3.81% | - |
| 2012 | $51,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,250 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.