Ministry Worker | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Ministry Worker via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Liberty University Online is a US school (accredited) offering pastoral counseling courses to train individuals to become top-notch pastoral counselors, pastors, counselors, christian counselors, youth pastors, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 42,670 people employed as clergy alone in America, and their average annual salary is $46,960. Directors, religious activities and education make on average $40,770 per year and there are about 15,060 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Liberty University Online that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Ministry Worker Salary Information

Category: Clergy

Total # Employed in the US 42,670
Average Hourly Wage: $22.58/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$11.03 $14.89 $20.65 $27.4 $36.21
Average Yearly Salary $46,960
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$22,940 $30,970 $42,950 $56,990 $75,320
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
2.8% 7.2% 11.7% 4.1% 24.3% 34.3% 15.7%
Clergy — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
New York $29.39/hr $61,130
Colorado $29.05/hr $60,430
Delaware $26.83/hr $55,800
Florida $26.2/hr $54,490
Missouri $25.83/hr $53,730
North Dakota $24.96/hr $51,930
Oklahoma $24.52/hr $51,000
North Carolina $23.35/hr $48,560
Mississippi $23.2/hr $48,260
District of Columbia $23.11/hr $48,060
Connecticut $22.89/hr $47,620
Tennessee $22.79/hr $47,410
Maryland $22.76/hr $47,350
Puerto Rico $22.54/hr $46,870
Oregon $22.48/hr $46,750
Wisconsin $22.2/hr $46,180
Idaho $22.14/hr $46,050
Iowa $21.65/hr $45,040
Nebraska $21.57/hr $44,870
New Hampshire $21.42/hr $44,560
West Virginia $21.14/hr $43,960
Hawaii $21.1/hr $43,890
Maine $20.67/hr $42,990
Indiana $20.52/hr $42,670
Kansas $20.37/hr $42,360
Washington $20.19/hr $41,990
California $20.05/hr $41,700
Wyoming $20.03/hr $41,660
Virginia $20.03/hr $41,670
Massachusetts $20.01/hr $41,620
Alabama $19.75/hr $41,090
New Mexico $19.61/hr $40,800
Montana $19.54/hr $40,640
South Carolina $19.46/hr $40,490
Alaska $19.44/hr $40,440
South Dakota $19.27/hr $40,080
Utah $19.21/hr $39,960
New Jersey $19.14/hr $39,800
Louisiana $19.04/hr $39,610
Guam $18.31/hr $38,090
Kentucky $18.24/hr $37,940
Arkansas $18.23/hr $37,920
Pennsylvania $18.07/hr $37,590
Michigan $17.07/hr $35,490
Ohio $16.84/hr $35,020
Nevada $16.82/hr $34,990


Category: Directors, religious activities and education

Total # Employed in the US 15,060
Average Hourly Wage: $19.6/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$8.98 $12.33 $17.4 $24.25 $33.22
Average Yearly Salary $40,770
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$18,670 $25,640 $36,190 $50,450 $69,090
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
1.2% 9.3% 17.8% 7.1% 36.3% 22.2% 6.2%
Directors, religious activities and education — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
South Dakota $32.51/hr $67,620
Wyoming $29.15/hr $60,640
Alabama $28.6/hr $59,490
Wisconsin $28.28/hr $58,830
Missouri $26.01/hr $54,090
Arkansas $25.98/hr $54,040
Nebraska $25.61/hr $53,270
New Hampshire $25.51/hr $53,050
Florida $25.1/hr $52,200
Idaho $24.74/hr $51,450
Oregon $23.93/hr $49,770
North Dakota $23.02/hr $47,890
Kentucky $22.86/hr $47,550
Delaware $22.24/hr $46,270
Ohio $22.2/hr $46,180
Mississippi $20.48/hr $42,600
Colorado $20.45/hr $42,530
South Carolina $19.69/hr $40,950
Oklahoma $19.39/hr $40,330
Utah $18.85/hr $39,210
Massachusetts $18.46/hr $38,390
Virginia $18.35/hr $38,160
Kansas $18.08/hr $37,610
Hawaii $17.53/hr $36,460
Montana $17.4/hr $36,190
Tennessee $16.69/hr $34,720
Louisiana $16.45/hr $34,210
Alaska $13.77/hr $28,650
Indiana $13.74/hr $28,590
New Jersey $12.73/hr $26,490


Category: Religious workers, all other

Total # Employed in the US 6,140
Average Hourly Wage: $15.94/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$7.84 $9.18 $14.14 $19.95 $27.19
Average Yearly Salary $33,160
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$16,310 $19,100 $29,410 $41,490 $56,550
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
3.1% 13.1% 20.3% 6.4% 32.6% 19.2% 5.3%
Religious workers, all other — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
North Dakota $20.36/hr $42,350
Mississippi $20.26/hr $42,130
Connecticut $19.62/hr $40,820
Ohio $18.6/hr $38,700
Nebraska $17.78/hr $36,980
Utah $17.23/hr $35,830
New Hampshire $16.57/hr $34,470
Indiana $15.47/hr $32,180
Tennessee $15.13/hr $31,460
Oklahoma $15.11/hr $31,430
Wyoming $15.05/hr $31,290
Kentucky $14.75/hr $30,680
Montana $14.62/hr $30,400
Kansas $14.47/hr $30,090
Louisiana $14.18/hr $29,490
Colorado $13.9/hr $28,910
Delaware $13.53/hr $28,140
California $13.36/hr $27,790
Hawaii $13.18/hr $27,420
Oregon $12.84/hr $26,700
Virginia $12.75/hr $26,520
South Carolina $11.76/hr $24,460


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