The annual salary statistics of clergy in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $37,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,680.
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 | $51,390 | -4.03% | 17.90% |
| 2021 | $53,460 | 6.49% | - |
| 2020 | $49,990 | 5.90% | - |
| 2019 | $47,040 | -7.95% | - |
| 2018 | $50,780 | 0.98% | - |
| 2017 | $50,280 | -0.40% | - |
| 2016 | $50,480 | -6.60% | - |
| 2015 | $53,810 | 5.89% | - |
| 2014 | $50,640 | 4.84% | - |
| 2013 | $48,190 | 12.45% | - |
| 2012 | $42,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,390 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Waco and 49.2 percent (49.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Abilene.