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Clergy in North Carolina

Is North Carolina a good place for you to work as a Clergy?

3.2% Jobs Projection
$47,760 Median Salary
1,740 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Clergy in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Clergy in North Carolina is growing slower than average.

  • Clergy in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Clergy Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 1,070 people working as Clergy in the year 2018.

There were 980 Clergy employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 525 Clergy working in it, which means North Carolina has more Clergy than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Clergy in this state are growing at a rate of 3.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,740 annual job openings, and a total of 16,040 jobs for North Carolina Clergy in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 29,200 annual jobs and 263,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Clergy Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Clergy ranged from $27,520 to $73,270 with $47,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.23 to $35.23. The median hourly rate was $22.96.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $22.54 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.42.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Clergy

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Clergy.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 300 $50,120
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 260 $43,170
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 150 $38,100
Greensboro-High Point, NC 130 $39,100
Raleigh, NC 120 $53,620
Greenville, NC 70 $43,860
Winston-Salem, NC 50 $57,240
Asheville, NC 40 $51,640
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 30 $46,620

Top States for Clergy Employment

View the list below to see where most Clergy work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 7,320 $49,700
California 5,620 $61,990
Oregon 4,430 $48,340
Texas 2,720 $50,220
Michigan 2,700 $40,470
Florida 2,580 $46,410
Pennsylvania 2,250 $45,260
Illinois 1,920 $48,120
Ohio 1,750 $44,970
Virginia 1,360 $38,990
Minnesota 1,310 $47,220
New Jersey 1,260 $58,300
North Carolina 1,070 $47,760
Indiana 840 $46,220
Missouri 820 $47,730
Maryland 790 $50,450
South Carolina 710 $49,780
Montana 710 $47,000
Georgia 700 $53,030
Tennessee 670 $47,190

Below are the states where Clergy get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $61,990
Washington $61,330
Massachusetts $59,620
New Jersey $58,300
Wyoming $57,240
Connecticut $57,200
New Hampshire $57,200
District of Columbia $56,990
Alaska $56,150
Colorado $54,580

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