The annual salary statistics of clergy in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clergy in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
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 | $47,250 | -3.79% | 14.90% |
| 2021 | $49,040 | 0.77% | - |
| 2020 | $48,660 | -2.92% | - |
| 2019 | $50,080 | -7.59% | - |
| 2018 | $53,880 | 10.36% | - |
| 2017 | $48,300 | -8.96% | - |
| 2016 | $52,630 | 9.23% | - |
| 2015 | $47,770 | -2.57% | - |
| 2014 | $49,000 | 11.84% | - |
| 2013 | $43,200 | 6.92% | - |
| 2012 | $40,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,250 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.