The annual salary statistics of clergy in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $30,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,970.
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 | $48,240 | 0.56% | 9.54% |
| 2021 | $47,970 | 2.98% | - |
| 2020 | $46,540 | -22.05% | - |
| 2019 | $56,800 | -1.62% | - |
| 2018 | $57,720 | -2.01% | - |
| 2017 | $58,880 | 27.80% | - |
| 2016 | $42,510 | 18.61% | - |
| 2015 | $34,600 | 5.35% | - |
| 2014 | $32,750 | -4.52% | - |
| 2013 | $34,230 | -27.49% | - |
| 2012 | $43,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,240 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Anderson | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Columbia | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence |