The annual salary statistics of clergy in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $34,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,780.
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 | $45,070 | 13.80% | 19.17% |
| 2021 | $38,850 | 2.47% | - |
| 2020 | $37,890 | -3.75% | - |
| 2019 | $39,310 | 1.37% | - |
| 2018 | $38,770 | -40.47% | - |
| 2017 | $54,460 | 29.82% | - |
| 2016 | $38,220 | -3.79% | - |
| 2015 | $39,670 | 12.43% | - |
| 2014 | $34,740 | -5.70% | - |
| 2013 | $36,720 | 0.79% | - |
| 2012 | $36,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,070 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sebastian-Vero Beach.