Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

21-2011 Clergy

Conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
53,180	1.9 %	$26.53	$55,190	1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$12.89	$17.70	$24.23	$31.41	$41.81
Annual Wage (2)	$26,810	$36,810	$50,400	$65,320	$86,970

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Religious Organizations	24,690	12.27	$25.60	$53,260
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	8,080	0.14	$26.85	$55,840
Home Health Care Services	7,380	0.49	$27.92	$58,070
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	2,120	0.13	$28.31	$58,890
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,810	0.02	$24.81	$51,600

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Religious Organizations	24,690	12.27	$25.60	$53,260
Home Health Care Services	7,380	0.49	$27.92	$58,070
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	8,080	0.14	$26.85	$55,840
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	2,120	0.13	$28.31	$58,890
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	210	0.12	$20.07	$41,740

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	1,070	0.05	$37.04	$77,040
Real Estate	(8)	(8)	$35.76	$74,380
Grantmaking and Giving Services	50	0.03	$32.02	$66,600
Outpatient Care Centers	120	0.01	$28.82	$59,940
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	230	0.09	$28.66	$59,620

Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	7,210	0.76	2.09	$28.12	$58,500
California	6,610	0.38	1.05	$34.04	$70,800
Oregon	4,180	2.19	6.06	$25.59	$53,220
Texas	3,140	0.25	0.70	$25.93	$53,940
Florida	3,010	0.34	0.95	$24.98	$51,950

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oregon	4,180	2.19	6.06	$25.59	$53,220
Montana	720	1.54	4.24	$22.59	$46,980
Hawaii	670	1.06	2.93	$22.32	$46,430
New York	7,210	0.76	2.09	$28.12	$58,500
Rhode Island	350	0.73	2.01	$26.94	$56,040

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	6,610	0.38	1.05	$34.04	$70,800
Washington	730	0.22	0.61	$31.10	$64,680
Massachusetts	560	0.16	0.43	$30.63	$63,720
District of Columbia	120	0.17	0.47	$29.57	$61,510
New Hampshire	120	0.17	0.48	$29.02	$60,360

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	5,010	0.52	1.43	$29.62	$61,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,010	0.48	1.33	$37.21	$77,390
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1,780	1.47	4.05	$29.11	$60,540
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,630	0.35	0.97	$28.69	$59,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,030	0.28	0.78	$25.76	$53,590
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,030	0.36	0.99	$27.81	$57,830
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,000	0.51	1.40	$22.10	$45,970
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	880	0.45	1.23	$23.83	$49,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	870	0.35	0.97	$34.97	$72,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	820	0.31	0.85	$28.57	$59,430