The 2023 Episcopal Clergy
Compensation Report
A report prepared by
CPG Research Department
June 2024
Index
01
What is the Episcopal Clergy
Compensation Report?
02
Compensation by
Individual Demographics
03
Compensation by
Employment Details
04
Compensation by
Ecclesiastical Locations
2
What is the Episcopal Clergy
Compensation Report?
01
Episcopal Clergy Compensation Report
This report offers an in-depth look at demographic and geographic
differences in clergy compensation by:
*Figures for these demographics represent those who have voluntarily provided this information, not all compensated clergy. 4
Individual Demographics Employment Details Ecclesiastical Locations
• Age
• Clerical Order
• Gender
• Gender Identity*
• Race/Ethnicity*
• Sexual Orientation*
• Position
• Operating Revenue
• Parish Size
• Province
• Diocese
What Does Compensation Include?
Compensation for this report is defined as the assessable payment made to or
for a cleric that is reported to The Church Pension Fund (CPF) and includes,
but is not limited to, the following:
• Base salary (excluding housing) and scheduled taxable cash payments:
• Cash housing allowance and/or utilities
• Employer-provided housing
• Employer contributions to a qualified or non-qualified plan
• One-time payments
5
For a full definition of Total Assessable Compensation, go here.
Note: The median compensation figures exclude those working under $3,000 in domestic dioceses except for the charts containing total
compensation ranges, position types and overall provincial statistics.
How Do We Maintain Privacy?
To preserve the anonymity of the individuals behind this data, CPG
reports the median compensation of a demographic group only if it
contains at least five clerics. This means that data may not be available
for some geographic, personal characteristic, and employment
categories.
Please note that for any category that has fewer than five clergy, we
will not report the median compensation. It will appear as NR.
6
What Should You Consider When Making
Comparisons?
Looking at geographic differences can certainly be informative,
but dioceses should also consider size, such as average Sunday
attendance (ASA), number of clerics, and operating revenue.
Median compensation the middle number (50th percentile) in a
sorted list of compensation.
7
Compensation by Individual Demographics
02
Gender Median Number % of Total
Female
$79,954
1,977
40.0%
Male
$90,933
2,970
60.0%
All
$85,806
4,947
100.0%
Compensation by Gender
9
Gender Cleric Age Median Number % of Total
Female
34 and younger
$75,000
81
0.8%
35 to 44
$78,910
333
5.8%
45 to 54
$85,000
460
8.4%
55 to 64
$83,411
666
13.4%
65 to 72
$71,000
437
8.5%
Male
34 and younger
$70,001
149
1.9%
35 to 44
$87,530
598
11.8%
45 to 54
$95,363
768
14.8%
55 to 64
$97,405
955
19.0%
65 to 72
$83,256
500
10.0%
All
34 and younger
$72,214
230
3.5%
35 to 44
$83,967
931
18.9%
45 to 54
$90,052
1228
24.6%
55 to 64
$90,996
1621
33.2%
65 to 72
$76,855
937
19.8%
Compensation by Gender and Age
10
Gender Race/Ethnicity Median Number % of Total
Female
American Indian/Alaska Native
NR
3
Asian
$90,000
15
Black/African American
$95,000
49
Hispanic/Latino
$68,328
17
White
$81,576
881
Multiple Races
$83,952
21
Other
NR
3
Male
American Indian/Alaska Native
$76,875
7
Asian
$84,890
25
Black/African American
$99,679
66
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
NR
2
Hispanic/Latino
$89,449
49
White
$91,502
1,105
Multiple Races
$97,760
33
Other
NR
1
All
American Indian/Alaska Native
$97,200
9
Asian
$87,197
39
Black/African American
$99,679
110
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
NR
2
Hispanic/Latino
$88,187
63
White
$88,143
1,926
Multiple Races
$90,143
52
Other
NR
4
Compensation by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
11
Gender Sexual Orientation Median Number % of Total
Female
Bisexual
$82,490
46
0.8%
Gay or Lesbian
$82,594
98
2.5%
Heterosexual
$83,554
740
37.9%
Other Orientations*
$85,600
39
0.6%
Queer
$79,058
13
0.1%
Male
Bisexual
$83,129
21
0.2%
Gay or Lesbian
$88,329
265
9.8%
Heterosexual
$94,920
919
47.6%
Other Orientations*
$78,237
29
0.4%
Queer
$85,603
5
0.0%
All
Bisexual
$83,129
67
1.6%
Gay or Lesbian
$87,721
363
13.8%
Heterosexual
$90,220
1659
87.7%
Other Orientations*
$84,050
68
1.7%
Queer
$79,311
18
0.1%
Compensation by Gender and Sexual Orientation
12*Other Orientations includes: Asexual, Pansexual, Unsure, Multiple Orientations, and Self-described.
Gender Identity Median Number % of Total
Female
$83,850
939
42.6%
Male
$93,475
1,250
57.2%
Multiple Genders
$74,130
17
0.1%
Non
-Binary
$79,663
15
0.1%
Compensation by Gender Identity
13
Gender Clerical Order Median Number % of Total
Female
Deacon
$27,000
69
0.5%
Priest
$80,360
1908
39.1%
Male
Deacon
$58,266
25
0.1%
Priest
$91,205
2945
60.3%
All
Deacon
$34,176
94
0.9%
Priest
$86,487
4853
99.4%
Compensation by Gender and Clerical Orders
14
Compensation by Employment Details
03
Gender Position Median
Number
% of Total
Female
Senior Rector
$113,783
189
2.8%
Solo Rector
$75,759
976
21.8%
Assistant
$73,662
405
7.3%
Specialty Minister
$84,774
361
7.4%
Parish Deacon
$550
114
1.1%
Male
Senior Rector
$128,695
498
9.2%
Solo Rector
$83,856
1636
37.0%
Assistant
$75,450
403
6.9%
Specialty Minister
$93,080
387
7.6%
Parish Deacon
$300
56
0.4%
All
Senior Rector
$123,442
687
13.2%
Solo Rector
$80,176
2612
59.6%
Assistant
$74,946
808
15.5%
Specialty Minister
$88,811
748
16.7%
Parish Deacon
$354
170
2.1%
Compensation by Gender and Position
16
Gender Credited Service Median Number % of Total
Female
Less than 5 years
$66,168
470
9.4%
5 to 9 years
$75,732
486
9.4%
10 to 19 years
$88,641
706
14.9%
20 years plus
$101,962
313
5.4%
Male
Less than 5 years
$67,565
553
11.0%
5 to 9 years
$80,683
636
13.5%
10 to 19 years
$97,099
1047
21.1%
20 years plus
$111,547
733
15.3%
All
Less than 5 years
$67,000
1,023
21.5%
5 to 9 years
$79,058
1,122
24.1%
10 to 19 years
$93,820
1,753
37.6%
20 years plus
$108,930
1,046
22.2%
Compensation by Gender and Credited Service
17
Gender Church Size Median Number % of Total
Female
Family (0-75)
$71,000
839
24.3%
Pastoral (76-140)
$90,740
351
8.6%
Transitional (141-225)
$86,281
177
3.2%
Program (226-400)
$76,207
118
1.7%
Resource (401+)
$92,698
45
0.2%
Male
Family (0-75)
$74,872
1,175
34.3%
Pastoral (76-140)
$98,789
631
17.7%
Transitional (141-225)
$109,273
317
6.5%
Program (226-400)
$119,959
212
3.3%
Resource (401+)
$137,363
80
0.4%
All
Family (0-75)
$73,090
2,014
60.0%
Pastoral (76-140)
$96,388
982
27.8%
Transitional (141-225)
$101,957
494
10.7%
Program (226-400)
$96,496
330
5.1%
Resource (401+)
$112,875
125
0.6%
Compensation by Gender and Average Sunday
Attendance (ASA)
18
Compensation by Gender and Operating Revenue
Gender
Operating Revenue Median Number % of Total
Female
Less than $75,000
$22,466
83
1.2%
$75,000
- $150,000
$55,137
206
4.7%
$150,001
- $250,000
$71,946
319
8.5%
$250,001
- $350,000
$82,495
212
4.9%
$350,001
- $450,000
$93,125
137
2.5%
$450,001
- $1,000,000
$92,531
353
9.0%
$1,000,000 plus
$86,952
284
5.3%
Male
Less than $75,000
$31,217
133
2.5%
$75,000
- $150,000
$49,595
277
7.2%
$150,001
- $250,000
$75,000
441
12.5%
$250,001
- $350,000
$87,721
389
10.8%
$350,001
- $450,000
$98,895
250
6.1%
$450,001
- $1,000,000
$107,165
602
15.9%
$1,000,000 plus
$125,721
439
8.9%
All
Less than $75,000
$26,695
216
4.8%
$75,000
- $150,000
$50,864
483
13.9%
$150,001
- $250,000
$72,960
760
22.3%
$250,001
- $350,000
$85,672
601
17.4%
$350,001
- $450,000
$96,734
387
10.2%
$450,001
- $1,000,000
$102,311
955
28.0%
$1,000,000 plus
$107,650
723
14.8%
19
Compensation Range by Gender
Gender
Compensation Range Number % of Total
Female
$100,000 plus
543
10.05%
$75,001
- $100,000
568
10.51%
$50,001
- $75,000
510
9.44%
$35,001
- $50,000
137
2.54%
$18,000
- $35,000
136
2.52%
$3,000
- $18,000
129
2.39%
Less than $3,000
111
2.05%
Male
$100,000 plus
1,181
21.86%
$75,001
- $100,000
827
15.31%
$50,001
- $75,000
590
10.92%
$35,001
- $50,000
169
3.13%
$18,000
- $35,000
176
3.26%
$3,000
- $18,000
220
4.07%
Less than $3,000
106
1.96%
All
$100,000 plus
1,724
31.91%
$75,001
- $100,000
1,395
25.82%
$50,001
- $75,000
1,100
20.36%
$35,001
- $50,000
306
5.66%
$18,000
- $35,000
312
5.77%
$3,000
- $18,000
349
6.46%
Less than $3,000
217
4.02%
20
Compensation by Ecclesiastical Locations
04
Gender Province Median Number % of Total
Female
I
$81,900
205
4.22%
II
$84,718
205
4.22%
III
$86,120
323
6.65%
IV
$77,389
384
7.91%
V
$75,874
206
4.24%
VI
$70,303
117
2.41%
VII
$70,852
196
4.04%
VIII
$81,785
298
6.14%
IX
$81,900
205
4.22%
Compensation by Gender and Province (1 of 3)
22
Gender Province Median Number % of Total
Male
I
$93,021
233
4.80%
II
$98,996
354
7.29%
III
$94,479
425
8.75%
IV
$90,000
711
14.64%
V
$76,060
312
6.43%
VI
$78,031
126
2.60%
VII
$91,704
417
8.59%
VIII
$93,600
343
7.06%
IX
$93,021
233
4.80%
Compensation by Gender and Province (2 of 3)
23
Gender Province Median Number % of Total
All
I
$87,754
438
9.02%
II
$93,500
559
11.51%
III
$90,000
748
15.41%
IV
$84,250
1,095
22.55%
V
$76,009
518
10.67%
VI
$75,303
243
5.01%
VII
$82,900
613
12.63%
VIII
$88,010
641
13.20%
IX
$5,254
123
2.35%
Compensation by Gender and Province (3 of 3)
24
Race/Ethnicity Province Median Number % of Total
Clergy of Color
I
$99,879
31
1.37%
II
$91,649
63
2.79%
III
$95,787
36
1.59%
IV
$73,502
42
1.86%
V
$78,000
21
0.93%
VI
$67,512
11
0.49%
VII
$86,122
26
1.15%
VIII
$89,449
53
2.35%
IX
$7,269
12
0.53%
Compensation by Race/Ethnicity and Province
(1 of 2)
25
Race/Ethnicity Province Median Number % of Total
White Clergy
I
$86,439
212
9.39%
II
$94,512
218
9.65%
III
$90,749
271
12.00%
IV
$84,211
417
18.47%
V
$79,273
215
9.52%
VI
$77,760
107
4.74%
VII
$88,040
231
10.23%
VIII
$91,249
291
12.89%
IX
NR
1
0.04%
Compensation by Race/Ethnicity and Province
(2 of 2)
26
Orientation Province Median Number % of Total
Heterosexual
I
$91,136
158
7.09%
II
$94,323
183
8.21%
III
$91,364
236
10.59%
IV
$84,924
391
17.54%
V
$79,273
181
8.12%
VI
$77,760
89
3.99%
VII
$92,624
206
9.24%
VIII
$92,130
252
11.31%
IX
$7,269
12
0.54%
Compensation by Sexual Orientation and Province
(1 of 2)
27
Orientation Province Median Number % of Total
LGBTQ+
I
$84,100
77
3.45%
II
$90,830
91
4.08%
III
$89,130
68
3.05%
IV
$81,853
68
3.05%
V
$78,000
57
2.56%
VI
$73,000
29
1.30%
VII
$82,368
41
1.84%
VIII
$85,000
89
3.99%
IX
NR
1
0.04%
Compensation by Sexual Orientation and Province
(2 of 2)
28
Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Connecticut
$90,218
52
$107,665
52
$98,990
104
Maine
$71,709
15
$65,359
21
$68,534
36
Massachusetts
$88,787
71
$107,172
92
$100,000
163
New Hampshire
$78,208
19
$57,909
23
$69,120
42
Rhode Island
$73,445
19
$87,980
21
$85,645
40
Vermont
$69,846
13
$84,000
9
$75,049
22
Western Massachusetts
$80,642
16
$90,891
15
$87,742
31
Compensation by Gender and Province I Dioceses
29
Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Albany
$36,750
13
$62,724
33
$58,554
46
Central New York
$86,868
14
$92,654
11
$90,000
25
Convocation of
Episcopal Churches
in Europe
NR
3
$23,766
15
$33,895
18
Cuba
NR
4
$6,240
20
$6,240
24
Haiti
NR
1
$3,916
48
$3,600
49
Long Island
$104,668
26
$109,679
82
$107,629
108
New Jersey
$72,427
33
$87,706
58
$83,101
91
New York
$92,388
63
$113,992
107
$104,232
170
Newark
$86,523
28
$85,681
32
$86,471
60
Puerto Rico
$28,977
12
$38,718
38
$35,618
50
Rochester
$69,144
15
$83,016
17
$74,409
32
Virgin Islands
NR
1
NR
3
NR
4
Western New York
$77,244
12
$84,812
11
$79,954
23
Compensation by Gender and Province II Dioceses
Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Bethlehem
$79,059
10
$70,726
19
$75,328
29
Central Pennsylvania
$64,148
17
$85,188
17
$72,706
34
Delaware
$89,681
13
$91,100
14
$89,700
27
Easton
$64,600
10
$101,313
14
$87,791
24
Maryland
$79,870
42
$93,768
50
$88,557
92
Northwestern
Pennsylvania
NR
4
$77,508
9
$84,614
13
Pennsylvania
$91,503
29
$103,103
61
$97,300
90
Pittsburgh
$70,210
11
$72,128
18
$70,210
29
Southern Virginia
$86,981
31
$92,849
31
$89,749
62
Southwestern Virginia
$60,000
9
$80,400
25
$66,941
34
Virginia
$84,817
86
$94,479
103
$88,488
189
Washington
$104,227
57
$123,126
49
$107,093
106
West Virginia
NR
4
$80,000
15
$80,000
19
Compensation by Gender and Province III Dioceses
31
Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Alabama
$65,815
30
$82,109
46
$78,907
76
Atlanta
$83,984
44
$84,203
67
$84,000
111
Central Florida
$75,450
19
$87,258
62
$83,863
81
Central Gulf Coast
$61,600
15
$92,511
28
$83,000
43
East Carolina
$81,099
13
$97,083
27
$93,634
40
East Tennessee
$76,600
16
$96,149
30
$85,128
46
Florida
$75,500
16
$94,597
34
$78,836
50
Georgia
$71,899
15
$74,628
34
$72,179
49
Kentucky
$88,081
8
$89,297
15
$89,297
23
Lexington
$55,553
10
$77,625
13
$75,355
23
Compensation by Gender and Province IV Dioceses
(1 of 2)
32
Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Louisiana
$65,815
30
$82,109
46
$78,907
76
Mississippi
$83,984
44
$84,203
67
$84,000
111
North Carolina
$75,450
19
$87,258
62
$83,863
81
South Carolina
$61,600
15
$92,511
28
$83,000
43
Southeast Florida
$81,099
13
$97,083
27
$93,634
40
Southwest Florida
$76,600
16
$96,149
30
$85,128
46
Tennessee
$75,500
16
$94,597
34
$78,836
50
Upper South Carolina
$71,899
15
$74,628
34
$72,179
49
West Tennessee
$88,081
8
$89,297
15
$89,297
23
Western North Carolina
$55,553
10
$77,625
13
$75,355
23
Compensation by Gender and Province IV Dioceses
(2 of 2)
33
Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Chicago
$92,932
37
$85,113
61
$89,400
98
Eastern Michigan
$43,000
8
$70,897
5
$65,000
13
Eau Claire
NR
2
NR
4
$50,407
6
Fond du Lac
$70,780
9
$69,133
13
$69,957
22
Indianapolis
$79,273
19
$75,355
29
$77,438
48
Michigan
$75,073
21
$72,457
29
$75,000
50
Milwaukee
$77,970
9
$85,062
29
$82,356
38
Missouri
$69,998
26
$70,383
17
$70,383
43
Northern Indiana
$66,021
7
$63,891
13
$64,956
20
Northern Michigan
NR
3
NR
3
$74,130
6
Ohio
$73,200
30
$73,655
34
$73,200
64
Southern Ohio
$83,967
19
$84,984
40
$83,967
59
Springfield
NR
2
$62,534
18
$60,875
20
Western Michigan
$71,506
14
$73,354
17
$72,035
31
Compensation by Gender and Province V Dioceses
34
Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Colorado
$86,120
35
$99,993
40
$94,816
75
Iowa
$59,552
18
$54,685
16
$59,199
34
Minnesota
$77,364
24
$67,512
31
$74,828
55
Montana
$66,755
12
NR
3
$68,199
15
Nebraska
$63,600
11
$78,628
10
$64,748
21
North Dakota
NR
1
$79,692
6
$74,577
7
South Dakota
$60,988
6
$70,682
11
$62,363
17
Wyoming
$73,177
10
$89,680
9
$76,381
19
Compensation by Gender and Province VI Dioceses
35
Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Arkansas
$77,014
18
$80,000
27
$80,000
45
Dallas
$50,020
17
$77,150
67
$71,639
84
Kansas
$60,201
16
$69,855
18
$61,855
34
Northwest Texas
$61,338
10
$103,385
12
$79,374
22
Oklahoma
$61,184
12
$74,038
40
$69,973
52
Texas
$88,433
71
$107,157
136
$102,713
207
The Rio Grande
$61,603
14
$75,416
20
$68,107
34
West Missouri
$49,180
12
$72,352
24
$69,327
36
West Texas
$72,592
16
$95,227
52
$84,810
68
Western Kansas
NR
1
NR
4
$105,216
5
Western Louisiana
$67,800
9
$91,205
17
$74,152
26
Compensation by Gender and Province VII Dioceses
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Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Alaska
$53,199
7
$79,546
6
$66,619
13
Arizona
$70,000
22
$72,000
39
$70,001
61
California
$98,528
36
$111,072
51
$108,995
87
Eastern Oregon
NR
2
NR
2
NR
4
El Camino Real
$100,000
17
$97,760
11
$98,380
28
Hawaii
$98,729
10
$120,503
19
$106,715
29
Idaho
$65,334
6
$85,493
6
$72,574
12
Los Angeles
$91,000
62
$95,443
75
$93,125
137
Micronesia
NR
1
NR
1
Navajoland
Area Mission
NR
3
NR
2
$52,000
5
Compensation by Gender and Province VIII Dioceses
(1 of 2)
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Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Nevada
$55,000
5
$32,295
11
$43,648
16
Northern California
$76,326
23
$86,000
19
$82,120
42
Olympia
$101,962
41
$96,221
34
$98,900
75
Oregon
$71,310
24
$81,455
24
$77,587
48
San Diego
$85,025
19
$79,303
22
$80,750
41
San Joaquin
$68,000
5
NR
4
$71,500
9
Spokane
$74,558
7
$44,511
10
$69,452
17
Taiwan
NR
2
$35,512
13
$35,512
15
Utah
$66,712
9
$94,155
8
$84,774
17
Compensation by Gender and Province VIII Dioceses
(2 of 2)
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Female Male All
Diocese Median Number Median Number Median Number
Central Ecuador
NR
4
NR
4
$5,387
8
Colombia
NR
4
$2,400
26
$2,400
30
Dominican Republic
$7,488
5
$14,564
26
$14,564
31
Honduras
$5,119
15
$5,121
27
$5,121
42
Litoral Ecuador
NR
2
$5,850
5
$5,850
7
Venezuela
$4,200
5
$4,200
5
Compensation by Gender and Province IX Dioceses
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Important Disclosures
This material is provided for informational purposes only and should
not be viewed as investment, tax, or other advice. It does not constitute
a contract or an offer for any products or services. In the event of a
conflict between this material and the official plan documents or
insurance policies, any official plan documents or insurance policies
will govern. The Church Pension Fund (“CPF”) and its affiliates
(collectively, “CPG”) retain the right to amend, terminate, or modify the
terms of any benefit plan and/or insurance policy described in this
material at any time, for any reason, and, unless otherwise required by
applicable law, without notice.
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