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Clergy Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of clergy in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Clergy in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,840
25th Percentile Wage
$29,060
50th Percentile Wage
$41,060
75th Percentile Wage
$48,960
90th Percentile Wage
$59,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,840.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$41,060
0.10% -0.22%
2016
$41,020
-4.10% -
2015
$42,700
-4.99% -
2014
$44,830
14.79% -
2013
$38,200
-7.72% -
2012
$41,150
- -

Table 2. Compare Clergy Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,060 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Grand Rapids-Wyoming and 50.6 percent (50.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bay City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$53,970
Battle Creek
$53,920
Ann Arbor
$53,420
South Bend-Mishawaka
$51,670
Jackson
$48,870
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$46,240
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$45,750
Kalamazoo-Portage
$45,160
Lansing-East Lansing
$44,570
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$42,060
Flint
$41,320
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$41,060
Holland-Grand Haven
$39,610
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$37,790
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,550
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$36,370
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$36,350
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$36,240
Niles-Benton Harbor
$32,920
Monroe
$23,740
Bay City
$20,300