The annual salary statistics of clergy in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $50,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,500.
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 | $76,850 | 0.08% | 49.17% |
| 2021 | $76,790 | 8.58% | - |
| 2020 | $70,200 | 9.79% | - |
| 2019 | $63,330 | 7.45% | - |
| 2018 | $58,610 | -1.30% | - |
| 2017 | $59,370 | 7.19% | - |
| 2016 | $55,100 | -1.78% | - |
| 2015 | $56,080 | 7.74% | - |
| 2014 | $51,740 | -4.62% | - |
| 2013 | $54,130 | 27.84% | - |
| 2012 | $39,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,850, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for clergy in state of California, following the highest paying city Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary of $78,420). Compared with Vallejo-Fairfield, the median annual salary of clergy in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower.