The annual salary statistics of clergy in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $24,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,220.
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 | $46,850 | 7.26% | 16.22% |
| 2016 | $43,450 | 5.45% | - |
| 2015 | $41,080 | 7.64% | - |
| 2014 | $37,940 | 1.53% | - |
| 2013 | $37,360 | -5.06% | - |
| 2012 | $39,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,850 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division) is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 16.3 percent (16.3%) 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 |