The annual salary statistics of clergy in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clergy in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $37,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,560.
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 | $71,110 | 13.28% | 39.04% |
| 2021 | $61,670 | -10.83% | - |
| 2020 | $68,350 | 10.05% | - |
| 2019 | $61,480 | 5.68% | - |
| 2018 | $57,990 | 29.78% | - |
| 2017 | $40,720 | -30.28% | - |
| 2016 | $53,050 | -8.03% | - |
| 2015 | $57,310 | 18.53% | - |
| 2014 | $46,690 | -2.76% | - |
| 2013 | $47,980 | 9.65% | - |
| 2012 | $43,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,110 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.