Pastor visa sponsorship salary

Across 71 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Pastor is $62,462. The middle half of filings fall between $46,580 and $67,620, and the top decile begins at $86,184. Classified under SOC 21-2011.00 (Clergy).

This is one of many job titles filed under Clergy. That page pools every variant, so its figures rest on far more filings than this one.

Median: $62,462
25th pct: $46,580
75th pct: $67,620
90th pct: $86,184
Filings: 71

Who pays what for Pastor

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employers filing Pastor, with wage percentiles
Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Kentucky-Tennessee Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	7	$58,053	$67,620	$67,620
Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church	5	$45,000	$45,000	$45,000
Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	3	$99,078	$99,078	$103,539
Great Plains Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church	3	$55,000	$55,000	$55,000
New England Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church	3	$55,000	$55,000	$357,500
Olivet Assembly, Inc.	3	$40,500	$43,000	$43,000
New Jersey Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	2	$80,423	$82,233	$84,044
Oklahoma Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	2	$67,614	$67,614	$67,614
Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	2	$66,515	$66,659	$66,803
Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	2	$64,527	$65,556	$66,586
North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	2	$64,944	$64,944	$64,944
Ohio Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	2	$57,951	$64,542	$71,133
New England Conference of the United Methodist Church	2	$47,250	$47,400	$47,550

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Recent certified Pastor filings, with wage and level
Employer	Location	Wage	Level	Decided
Archdiocese of Dubuque	Greene, IA	$46,883	I	Sep 19, 2025
South Atlantic Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Doraville, GA	$63,504	I	Sep 10, 2025
Kentucky-Tennessee Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Louisville, KY	$67,620	IV	Sep 5, 2025
Kentucky-Tennessee Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Kentucky, KY	$67,620	IV	Aug 29, 2025
Kentucky-Tennessee Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Louisville, KY	$58,053	II	Aug 27, 2025
Allegheny West Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists	Columbus, OH	$49,338	I	Aug 19, 2025
Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Seattle, WA	$88,620	III	Aug 14, 2025
Oklahoma Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Tulsa, OK	$67,614	IV	Aug 7, 2025
Michigan Conference of The United Methodist Church	Flat Rock, MI	$48,000	II	Aug 5, 2025
Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Fresno, CA	$63,497	II	Jul 28, 2025
Grace International Churches and Ministries Inc.	Roseburg, OR	$40,200	I	Jul 21, 2025
New Jersey Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	West Long Branch, NJ	$78,612	III	Jul 8, 2025
Oklahoma Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Tulsa, OK	$67,614	IV	Jul 8, 2025
American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin, Inc.	Milwaukee, WI	$45,864	I	Jul 8, 2025
Allegheny East Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists	Philadelphia, PA	$85,883	IV	Jul 7, 2025
Ohio Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Lima, OH	$77,724	IV	Jul 7, 2025
Ohio Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Cincinnati, OH	$51,360	II	Jul 7, 2025
South Central Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Nashville, TN	$64,872	IV	Jul 2, 2025
Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Downers, IL	$87,624	IV	Jun 27, 2025
The Church of Truth	Vancouver, WA	$43,120	I	Jun 17, 2025
Southern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	West Brookfield, MA	$80,711	II	Jun 17, 2025
PCA Wisconsin Presbytery	Waukesha, WI	$70,000	III	Jun 11, 2025
C3 Frisco	Frisco, TX	$39,395	I	Jun 9, 2025
Missouri Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church	Canton, MO	$46,277	I	Jun 5, 2025
United Methodist Rio Texas Conference	Austin, TX	$50,000	I	Jun 3, 2025

Prevailing wage levels I through IV reflect the experience and responsibility the employer attested to, not seniority titles. A level I filing is an entry-level determination; level IV is fully competent and independent. Comparing across levels explains much of the spread between the 25th and 90th percentile above.