The annual salary statistics of clergy in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clergy in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $48,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $67,900 | 0.24% | 18.79% |
| 2016 | $67,740 | 11.72% | - |
| 2015 | $59,800 | 5.22% | - |
| 2014 | $56,680 | 4.50% | - |
| 2013 | $54,130 | -1.87% | - |
| 2012 | $55,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,900, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for clergy in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $76,450). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of clergy in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane | |
| Walla Walla | |
| Tacoma | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bellingham |