The annual salary statistics of clergy in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clergy in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $29,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,360.
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 | $50,490 | 9.51% | 41.14% |
| 2021 | $45,690 | 13.15% | - |
| 2020 | $39,680 | 25.10% | - |
| 2014 | $29,720 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $29,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,490 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Champaign-Urbana is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.