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Highest Paying Industries for Clergy

The top 62 highest paying industries for clergy (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $76,460, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for clergy. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $76,460). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of clergy in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 62 Highest Paying Industries for Clergy

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$76,460	$29,800	940
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$76,460	$29,800	940
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$61,380	$31,870	2,630
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$61,380	$31,870	2,630
5	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$57,290	$43,110	40
6	Educational Services - State government owned	$57,290	$43,110	40
7	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$56,990	$31,280	3,440
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$55,230	$34,850	150
9	Outpatient Care Centers	$54,620	$33,130	100
10	Hospitals - State government owned	$53,820	$31,390	340
11	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$53,780	$33,990	200
12	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$53,470	$34,930	180
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$51,860	$24,500	160
14	State government, including schools and hospitals	$51,840	$33,940	1,690
15	Offices of Physicians	$51,110	$37,640	120
16	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,610	$34,300	1,310
17	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$50,240	$33,050	250
18	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$49,640	$27,080	1,050
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$49,130	$26,780	1,010
20	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$49,100	$28,990	330
21	Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,980	$28,880	6,620
22	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$48,950	$28,900	7,380
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,930	$28,700	6,350
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$48,730	$28,630	6,930
25	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$48,440	$32,650	5,200
26	Home Health Care Services	$48,340	$32,510	4,950
27	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$48,000	$32,450	80
28	Health Care and Social Assistance	$47,520	$28,660	16,090
29	Food Manufacturing	$47,090	$32,190	80
30	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,550	$22,510	380
31	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$46,430	$26,480	840
32	Manufacturing	$45,900	$29,380	110
33	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$45,790	$25,700	820
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$45,470	$28,110	420
35	Hospitals - Local government owned	$45,450	$28,130	420
36	Employment Services	$44,810	$23,360	160
37	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$44,660	$17,350	40
38	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$44,640	$26,730	2,680
39	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$44,630	$27,160	1,530
40	Educational Services	$44,620	$21,090	2,010
41	Educational Services - Privately owned	$44,340	$21,000	1,960
42	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$44,240	$25,580	30
43	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,780	$31,700	90
44	Administrative and Support Services	$43,740	$26,190	260
45	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$43,740	$26,190	260
46	Facilities Support Services	$42,740	$31,880	100
47	Other Residential Care Facilities	$40,200	$25,020	130
48	Individual and Family Services	$39,460	$19,340	390
49	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$38,920	$25,870	190
50	Religious Organizations	$38,840	$19,530	24,460
51	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$38,780	$19,530	24,810
52	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$38,740	$19,520	24,860
53	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$38,570	$26,240	160
54	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$38,460	$19,750	900
55	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$38,340	$19,760	910
56	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$38,050	$21,150	190
57	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$37,560	$18,460	200
58	Social Advocacy Organizations	$37,490	$21,510	70
59	Social Assistance	$36,030	$20,760	830
60	Child Day Care Services	$31,530	$24,520	n/a
61	Civic and Social Organizations	$28,400	$20,520	60
62	Personal and Laundry Services	$23,150	$18,300	40