21 Series · SOC 21-2099

Religious Workers, All Other

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$45,120

per year

Median Hourly

$21.69/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$49,830

average

Employment

12,170

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

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10th Percentile

$29,120

25th Percentile

$34,700

Median

$45,120

75th Percentile

$60,310

90th Percentile

$75,920

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. New Jersey $60,330 2. Washington $60,310 3. California $52,380 4. Arizona $51,920 5. South Dakota $51,200

Lowest Paying States

27. Kansas $21,760 28. Texas $28,890 29. Maryland $31,200 30. Mississippi $32,960 31. North Carolina $34,700

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	New Jersey	$60,330	$54,860	1,010	+34% above national
2	Washington	$60,310	$62,660	930	+34% above national
3	California	$52,380	$66,150	1,000	+16% above national
4	Arizona	$51,920	$54,590	N/A	+15% above national
5	South Dakota	$51,200	$55,010	30	+13% above national
6	Colorado	$50,470	$62,160	330	+12% above national
7	New York	$50,240	$51,320	N/A	+11% above national
8	Virginia	$48,250	$53,080	130	+7% above national
9	Michigan	$47,960	$46,990	390	+6% above national
10	Illinois	$46,800	$56,180	380	+4% above national
11	Iowa	$45,550	$47,140	140	+1% above national
12	Tennessee	$45,160	$52,090	220	same as national
13	Hawaii	$44,960	$47,070	160	same as national
14	Connecticut	$43,680	$50,670	150	3% below national
15	Missouri	$42,380	$46,440	150	6% below national
16	Minnesota	$40,810	$47,680	420	10% below national
17	District of Columbia	$38,390	$48,570	90	15% below national
18	Pennsylvania	$38,240	$44,400	1,120	15% below national
19	Florida	$37,190	$43,160	770	18% below national
20	Oregon	$37,190	$40,520	N/A	18% below national
21	Rhode Island	$36,800	$38,130	N/A	18% below national
22	Kentucky	$36,560	$38,320	N/A	19% below national
23	Georgia	$35,760	$44,900	310	21% below national
24	Montana	$35,740	$40,020	230	21% below national
25	Indiana	$35,450	$39,190	150	21% below national
26	Ohio	$35,450	$42,270	210	21% below national
27	North Carolina	$34,700	$38,020	N/A	23% below national
28	Mississippi	$32,960	$33,910	N/A	27% below national
29	Maryland	$31,200	$43,690	230	31% below national
30	Texas	$28,890	$40,180	620	36% below national
31	Kansas	$21,760	$23,840	N/A	52% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $113,440 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $96,870 3. Trenton-Princeton, NJ $84,770 4. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $70,070 5. Richmond, VA $66,750

Lowest Paying Metros

55. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $28,880 56. Medford, OR $30,010 57. Kansas City, MO-KS $30,010 58. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $31,200 59. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $31,840

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$113,440	50	+151% above national
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$96,870	N/A	+115% above national
3	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$84,770	90	+88% above national
4	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$70,070	140	+55% above national
5	Richmond, VA	$66,750	N/A	+48% above national
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,310	850	+34% above national
7	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$58,980	1,620	+31% above national
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$52,000	N/A	+15% above national
9	Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$52,000	30	+15% above national
10	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$51,920	N/A	+15% above national
11	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$51,570	70	+14% above national
12	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$49,910	190	+11% above national
13	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,480	170	+7% above national
14	Rochester, NY	$48,350	40	+7% above national
15	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$47,340	30	+5% above national
16	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$47,190	90	+5% above national
17	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$46,900	60	+4% above national
18	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$46,800	330	+4% above national
19	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$46,610	90	+3% above national
20	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$45,240	90	same as national
21	Urban Honolulu, HI	$44,960	110	same as national
22	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$44,720	150	1% below national
23	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$44,680	30	1% below national
24	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$44,480	160	1% below national
25	Jacksonville, FL	$42,780	60	5% below national
26	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$42,120	40	7% below national
27	Bend, OR	$41,040	40	9% below national
28	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$40,810	280	10% below national
29	Columbus, OH	$40,480	40	10% below national
30	Knoxville, TN	$40,470	N/A	10% below national
31	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$39,810	30	12% below national
32	Fresno, CA	$39,620	50	12% below national
33	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$38,770	N/A	14% below national
34	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$38,420	110	15% below national
35	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$38,390	140	15% below national
36	Pittsburgh, PA	$38,240	300	15% below national
37	Bozeman, MT	$38,190	40	15% below national
38	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$38,100	60	16% below national
39	New Haven, CT	$38,010	N/A	16% below national
40	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$37,860	80	16% below national
41	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$37,190	N/A	18% below national
42	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$37,080	30	18% below national
43	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$36,800	N/A	18% below national
44	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$36,510	40	19% below national
45	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$36,390	120	19% below national
46	Jackson, MS	$35,880	30	20% below national
47	Billings, MT	$35,740	N/A	21% below national
48	Colorado Springs, CO	$35,450	110	21% below national
49	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$34,750	300	23% below national
50	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$34,690	40	23% below national
51	Salem, OR	$34,570	50	23% below national
52	Lancaster, PA	$33,320	60	26% below national
53	West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$33,170	N/A	26% below national
54	York-Hanover, PA	$32,940	30	27% below national
55	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$31,840	N/A	29% below national
56	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$31,200	170	31% below national
57	Kansas City, MO-KS	$30,010	30	33% below national
58	Medford, OR	$30,010	N/A	33% below national
59	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$28,880	N/A	36% below national

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