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Highest-paying States for Other Religious Workers

The highest-paying states for other religious workers (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 of other religious workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $62,150, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for other religious workers. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $56,120). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of other religious workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Religious Workers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$62,150	$33,370	140
2	Maryland	$56,120	$26,000	230
3	Tennessee	$53,040	$19,320	230
4	Ohio	$51,700	$31,810	120
5	New Jersey	$51,050	$28,970	730
6	Nevada	$50,900	$23,160	40
7	Florida	$48,070	$29,300	780
8	Washington	$46,920	$36,120	660
9	Rhode Island	$46,580	$42,320	40
10	California	$45,760	$31,200	1,190
11	Alabama	$44,060	$19,530	50
12	Missouri	$43,900	$23,190	60
13	Kentucky	$43,080	$33,760	40
14	Colorado	$42,740	$26,280	450
15	North Dakota	$42,700	$32,260	40
16	Massachusetts	$42,600	$29,640	30
17	Utah	$41,260	$20,210	30
18	Georgia	$39,820	$22,330	530
19	Texas	$37,920	$29,290	80
20	Illinois	$37,840	$25,150	230
21	Oregon	$37,490	$26,550	510
22	Minnesota	$37,450	$22,420	190
23	Montana	$36,520	$28,970	120
24	Hawaii	$36,130	$22,340	120
25	Indiana	$36,090	$22,530	90
26	New York	$34,940	$28,860	1,880
27	Connecticut	$33,220	$28,690	60
28	West Virginia	$32,660	$18,890	30
29	Michigan	$32,310	$20,590	530
30	North Carolina	$30,840	$20,630	490
31	Pennsylvania	$30,520	$26,300	340
32	Virginia	$29,820	$21,580	230
33	Arkansas	$29,030	$16,870	0
34	Arizona	$26,620	$26,620	50
35	Iowa	$24,490	$17,570	80
36	Alaska	$24,270	$21,330	50
37	Wisconsin	$22,720	$16,940	0
38	Mississippi	$21,450	$16,990	50
39	Guam	$20,320	$17,590	40
40	Puerto Rico	$18,450	$16,370	40
41	Oklahoma	$18,080	$17,810	30

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other religious workers in those states is not available at this time.