The annual salary statistics of clergy in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $29,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,960.
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 | $53,980 | 10.17% | 25.38% |
| 2021 | $48,490 | -3.13% | - |
| 2020 | $50,010 | 6.78% | - |
| 2019 | $46,620 | -4.89% | - |
| 2018 | $48,900 | 4.74% | - |
| 2017 | $46,580 | 6.93% | - |
| 2016 | $43,350 | 5.31% | - |
| 2015 | $41,050 | 2.97% | - |
| 2014 | $39,830 | 1.96% | - |
| 2013 | $39,050 | -3.15% | - |
| 2012 | $40,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,980 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 27.4 percent (27.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Peoria | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington |