The annual salary statistics of clergy in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $35,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,000.
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 | $48,840 | -0.41% | 2.46% |
| 2021 | $49,040 | 6.91% | - |
| 2020 | $45,650 | 1.75% | - |
| 2019 | $44,850 | -9.68% | - |
| 2018 | $49,190 | 3.15% | - |
| 2017 | $47,640 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $47,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,840, Huntington-Ashland is the second highest paying city for clergy in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Hagerstown-Martinsburg (median annual salary of $56,510). Compared with Hagerstown-Martinsburg, the median annual salary of clergy in Huntington-Ashland is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Wheeling |