The annual salary statistics of clergy in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clergy in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $47,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $118,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,250.
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 | $75,120 | 12.83% | 20.19% |
| 2021 | $65,480 | -25.50% | - |
| 2020 | $82,180 | 20.21% | - |
| 2019 | $65,570 | 8.85% | - |
| 2018 | $59,770 | 7.81% | - |
| 2017 | $55,100 | 7.28% | - |
| 2016 | $51,090 | 4.07% | - |
| 2015 | $49,010 | -13.85% | - |
| 2014 | $55,800 | -7.08% | - |
| 2013 | $59,750 | -0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $59,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,120 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 35.6 percent (35.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.