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Clergy Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of clergy in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,210
25th Percentile Wage
$38,690
50th Percentile Wage
$57,340
75th Percentile Wage
$64,610
90th Percentile Wage
$81,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$57,340
-2.60% 22.46%
2021
$58,830
-3.65% -
2020
$60,980
11.82% -
2019
$53,770
10.92% -
2018
$47,900
5.20% -
2017
$45,410
-3.92% -
2016
$47,190
6.23% -
2015
$44,250
-2.03% -
2014
$45,150
2.44% -
2013
$44,050
-0.93% -
2012
$44,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Clergy Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,340 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Rochester is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$62,350
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$60,520
Glens Falls
$58,380
Rochester
$57,340
Elmira
$56,810
Ithaca
$53,080
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$52,740
Nassau-Suffolk
$52,650
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$48,710
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,140
Syracuse
$47,380
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$47,250
Watertown-Fort Drum
$46,920
Binghamton
$46,280
Kingston
$44,560
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$42,600
Utica-Rome
$40,260
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,430
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,860
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$33,280

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.