The annual salary statistics of clergy in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $38,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,670.
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 | $58,990 | 16.71% | 8.04% |
| 2021 | $49,130 | 6.70% | - |
| 2020 | $45,840 | -0.44% | - |
| 2019 | $46,040 | 5.06% | - |
| 2018 | $43,710 | 0.89% | - |
| 2017 | $43,320 | 13.48% | - |
| 2016 | $37,480 | -50.51% | - |
| 2015 | $56,410 | -0.12% | - |
| 2014 | $56,480 | 4.46% | - |
| 2013 | $53,960 | -0.54% | - |
| 2012 | $54,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,990 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Visalia-Porterville is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 18.0 percent (18.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.