The annual salary statistics of clergy in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $50,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,830.
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 | $72,260 | 12.39% | 19.68% |
| 2021 | $63,310 | -22.49% | - |
| 2020 | $77,550 | 11.13% | - |
| 2019 | $68,920 | 6.43% | - |
| 2018 | $64,490 | 2.16% | - |
| 2017 | $63,100 | 8.02% | - |
| 2016 | $58,040 | -15.08% | - |
| 2015 | $66,790 | 13.10% | - |
| 2012 | $58,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,260 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 33.1 percent (33.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.