The annual salary statistics of clergy in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $38,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,210.
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 | $61,630 | -1.18% | 7.93% |
| 2016 | $62,360 | 41.74% | - |
| 2015 | $36,330 | -22.82% | - |
| 2014 | $44,620 | 13.20% | - |
| 2013 | $38,730 | -46.50% | - |
| 2012 | $56,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,630 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 8.0 percent (8.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Peabody |