State wages ยท Cost of living
Clergy pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $77,850. Washington leads after cost of living, at $72,450. Wyoming has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($60,820).
National median
$60,820
Highest state median
$77,850
California
Best adjusted pay
$72,450
Washington
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $40,900Higher: $72,450Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Washington | $77,530 | +27.5% | 107.013 | $72,450 | 1 |
| California | $77,850 | +28.0% | 110.72 | $70,310 | 2 |
| Nevada | $70,150 | +15.3% | 99.979 | $70,160 | 3 |
| Wyoming | $63,860 | +5.0% | 92.691 | $68,900 | 4 |
| Vermont | $66,860 | +9.9% | 97.958 | $68,250 | 5 |
| Georgia | $65,510 | +7.7% | 96.293 | $68,030 | 6 |
| Iowa | $59,270 | -2.5% | 87.762 | $67,530 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | $62,770 | +3.2% | 94.095 | $66,710 | 8 |
| Minnesota | $65,350 | +7.4% | 98.621 | $66,260 | 9 |
| Missouri | $59,980 | -1.4% | 90.817 | $66,040 | 10 |
| North Dakota | $58,140 | -4.4% | 88.959 | $65,360 | 11 |
| Maine | $63,180 | +3.9% | 97.05 | $65,100 | 12 |
| Louisiana | $57,370 | -5.7% | 88.207 | $65,040 | 13 |
| Kentucky | $58,610 | -3.6% | 90.159 | $65,010 | 14 |
| Idaho | $61,420 | +1.0% | 95.494 | $64,320 | 15 |
| Oklahoma | $56,480 | -7.1% | 87.843 | $64,300 | 16 |
| Massachusetts | $67,830 | +11.5% | 105.757 | $64,140 | 17 |
| New Hampshire | $66,670 | +9.6% | 104.165 | $64,000 | 18 |
| Kansas | $57,610 | -5.3% | 90.068 | $63,960 | 19 |
| Ohio | $59,220 | -2.6% | 92.774 | $63,830 | 20 |
| South Carolina | $59,170 | -2.7% | 93.749 | $63,120 | 21 |
| North Carolina | $59,530 | -2.1% | 94.326 | $63,110 | 22 |
| Connecticut | $65,040 | +6.9% | 103.61 | $62,770 | 23 |
| New Mexico | $57,490 | -5.5% | 92.212 | $62,350 | 24 |
| Montana | $58,970 | -3.0% | 94.645 | $62,310 | 25 |
| South Dakota | $55,080 | -9.4% | 88.586 | $62,180 | 26 |
| Colorado | $63,980 | +5.2% | 103.052 | $62,090 | 27 |
| Arizona | $62,380 | +2.6% | 100.677 | $61,960 | 28 |
| Indiana | $57,580 | -5.3% | 93.329 | $61,700 | 29 |
| Delaware | $61,250 | +0.7% | 99.808 | $61,370 | 30 |
| Texas | $59,550 | -2.1% | 97.057 | $61,360 | 31 |
| Oregon | $63,370 | +4.2% | 103.361 | $61,310 | 32 |
| Rhode Island | $62,340 | +2.5% | 102.28 | $60,950 | 33 |
| Illinois | $60,290 | -0.9% | 99.958 | $60,320 | 34 |
| Nebraska | $53,550 | -12.0% | 90.103 | $59,430 | 35 |
| District of Columbia | $64,990 | +6.9% | 109.901 | $59,140 | 36 |
| Arkansas | $51,240 | -15.8% | 86.937 | $58,940 | 37 |
| New Jersey | $63,530 | +4.5% | 108.805 | $58,390 | 38 |
| Hawaii | $64,010 | +5.2% | 109.951 | $58,220 | 39 |
| Mississippi | $50,500 | -17.0% | 86.953 | $58,080 | 40 |
| Pennsylvania | $56,540 | -7.0% | 97.572 | $57,950 | 41 |
| Florida | $59,430 | -2.3% | 103.414 | $57,470 | 42 |
| Alabama | $50,050 | -17.7% | 88.823 | $56,350 | 43 |
| Michigan | $54,160 | -11.0% | 96.217 | $56,290 | 44 |
| Tennessee | $51,580 | -15.2% | 91.87 | $56,140 | 45 |
| Virginia | $56,170 | -7.6% | 101.104 | $55,560 | 46 |
| Maryland | $58,030 | -4.6% | 104.959 | $55,290 | 47 |
| New York | $58,980 | -3.0% | 107.921 | $54,650 | 48 |
| Alaska | $55,040 | -9.5% | 102.359 | $53,770 | 49 |
| West Virginia | $36,600 | -39.8% | 89.497 | $40,900 | 50 |
Page 1 of 2
Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.