The annual salary statistics of clergy in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $38,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,410.
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 | $70,930 | -5.05% | 34.19% |
| 2021 | $74,510 | 8.58% | - |
| 2020 | $68,120 | 3.86% | - |
| 2019 | $65,490 | 7.71% | - |
| 2018 | $60,440 | 4.50% | - |
| 2017 | $57,720 | 32.50% | - |
| 2016 | $38,960 | 0.95% | - |
| 2015 | $38,590 | -12.78% | - |
| 2014 | $43,520 | -27.99% | - |
| 2013 | $55,700 | 16.19% | - |
| 2012 | $46,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,930 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 31.8 percent (31.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.