The annual salary statistics of clergy in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $33,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $45,910 | -18.78% | 3.79% |
| 2016 | $54,530 | 3.03% | - |
| 2015 | $52,880 | 15.19% | - |
| 2014 | $44,850 | 15.09% | - |
| 2013 | $38,080 | -15.99% | - |
| 2012 | $44,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,910 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sebastian-Vero Beach.