Clergy visa sponsorship salary

Across 275 certified work-visa filings classified under SOC 21-2011, the median wage for Clergy is $55,078. The middle half falls between $45,812 and $67,620; the top decile begins at $81,500.

This page groups every job title employers filed under this occupation code, so it covers the same work described as Pastor, Roman Catholic Priest, Chaplain and others.

Median: $55,078
25th pct: $45,812
75th pct: $67,620
90th pct: $81,500
Filings: 275

Who sponsors Clergy

Ranked by number of certified filings for this occupation

Employers filing Clergy, with wage percentiles
Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles	12	$55,078	$55,120	$55,120
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
Geri-Care, Inc.	4	$55,120	$63,846	$72,571
Great Plains Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church	4	$52,227	$55,000	$55,000
Society of the Divine Word	4	$48,814	$49,397	$49,454
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno	4	$45,344	$45,344	$45,869
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson	4	$41,600	$41,600	$41,600
Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	3	$99,078	$99,078	$103,539
North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church	3	$58,386	$58,386	$59,280
Archdiocese of Denver	3	$53,435	$53,435	$53,727
Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown	3	$47,840	$47,840	$47,840
Olivet Assembly, Inc.	3	$40,500	$43,000	$43,000
Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn	3	$41,600	$41,600	$41,600
Catholic Bishop of Chicago	3	$38,501	$38,501	$38,688
New England Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church	2	$206,250	$357,500	$508,750
Hamilton College	2	$83,200	$83,200	$83,200
New Jersey Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	2	$80,423	$82,233	$84,044
Living Stone Christian Church	2	$81,500	$81,500	$81,500
Archdiocese of Miami	2	$81,000	$81,000	$81,000
Citylife Presbyterian Church	2	$67,876	$75,751	$83,627
Trinity Evangelical Free Church	2	$75,000	$75,000	$75,000
Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	2	$68,055	$74,910	$81,765
Christ Episcopal Church in Covington, Louisiana	2	$72,100	$72,100	$72,100
Dignity Health	2	$68,453	$68,453	$68,453
Dignity Community Care	2	$68,453	$68,453	$68,453
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
Episcopal Diocese of Dallas	2	$58,375	$62,750	$67,125
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	2	$62,400	$62,400	$62,400
Lake East Christian Church	2	$57,074	$60,673	$64,271
Archdiocese of New York	2	$60,570	$60,570	$60,570
Jubilee Presbyterian Church	2	$59,891	$59,891	$59,891
The Diocese of Monterey Parish & School Operating Corporation	2	$57,762	$58,358	$58,954
CommonSpirit Health	2	$54,080	$54,080	$54,080
Ambassadors for Christ, Inc.	2	$48,000	$54,000	$60,000
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a Corporation Sole	2	$53,997	$53,997	$53,997
Wesley Methodist Church	2	$51,930	$53,860	$55,790
Christ Chapel Assembly of God, Inc.	2	$52,500	$52,500	$52,500
OhioHealth Corp.	2	$51,776	$52,260	$52,743
Allina Health System	2	$52,042	$52,042	$52,042
The Ohio State University	2	$51,854	$51,854	$51,854
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Las Vegas	2	$49,124	$50,783	$52,442
NYC Muslim Center	2	$43,898	$48,506	$53,113
New England Conference of the United Methodist Church	2	$47,250	$47,400	$47,550
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	2	$41,250	$46,500	$51,750
Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, Inc.	2	$43,311	$46,374	$49,436
Province of the Holy Name	2	$43,118	$43,118	$43,118
Priests of the Sacred Heart	2	$40,732	$42,443	$44,153
Grace International Churches and Ministries Inc.	2	$40,200	$40,200	$40,200
Catholic Diocese of Arlington	2	$35,006	$35,006	$35,006
The Province of St. Augustine of the Capuchin Order	2	$34,000	$34,000	$34,000
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston	2	$32,792	$33,509	$34,227

By state

Where this occupation is filed from

Clergy filings and median wage by state
State	Filings	Median
California	43	$55,120
New York	19	$60,570
Ohio	16	$49,943
Texas	15	$50,000
New Jersey	15	$49,339
Massachusetts	13	$61,000
Pennsylvania	12	$58,951
Wisconsin	10	$45,000
Georgia	9	$58,386
Florida	9	$70,970
Washington	9	$60,403
Illinois	8	$44,934
Colorado	8	$54,049
Kentucky	7	$67,620
Michigan	7	$48,000

Job titles in this occupation

The exact wording employers used on their filings

Job titles filed under SOC 21-2011
Job title	Filings	Median
Pastor	71	$62,462
Roman Catholic Priest	39	$49,339
Chaplain	19	$55,120
Associate Pastor	15	$60,403
Clergy	11	$46,446
Priest	8	$59,744
Parochial Vicar	6	$52,000
Catholic Priest	4	$35,828
Minister	3	$81,500
Maronite Catholic Priest	3	$41,600
Assistant Pastor	3	$59,891
Lead Pastor	3	$75,000
Jewish Chaplain	2	$83,200
Parochial Vicar (catholic Priest)	2	$35,006
Chinese Pastor	2	$60,673
Buddhist Chaplain	2	$69,495
Executive Pastor	2	$77,946
Staff Chaplain	2	$52,260
Greek Orthodox Priest	2	$62,400
Associate Pastor (roman Catholic Priest/minister)	2	$58,358
Parish Ministry Specialist	2	$53,435
Pastor, Associate	2	$58,386
Imam (clergy)	2	$48,506
Associate Rector	2	$72,100
Childrens Ministry Pastor (interchangeably, Kids Pastor)	2	$52,500
Youth Ministry Director	2	$69,950
School Chaplain	2	$55,000
Chaplain (hs)	2	$51,854
Domestic Missionary (clergy)	1	$70,000
Pastoral Counselor	1	$62,734
Associate Rector/priest	1	$70,000
Senior Rector	1	$44,242
Religious Brother/minister	1	$40,248
Assistant Chaplain	1	$40,414
Director of Campus Ministry	1	$51,400
Chinese Congregation Pastor (00076363)	1	$60,000
Hospice Chaplain/bereavement Coordinator	1	$68,515
Cross Cultural Specialist	1	$40,000
Leadership Development and Internationals Pastor	1	$53,000
Parish Administrator	1	$45,469
Mission Pastor - Director of Mission	1	$45,947
Deacon	1	$61,000
Pastor (memorial Umc)	1	$40,200
Pastor (level Cross and Siloam Umcs)	1	$46,331
Central Worship Pastor	1	$82,500
Elder in Full Connection (minister)	1	$50,086
Campus Missionary	1	$42,000
Assistant Pastor of Church Planting	1	$72,571
International Pastor	1	$54,600
Religious Minister	1	$52,499
Leadership and Development Pastor	1	$61,776
Korean Community Pastor	1	$49,800
Ethics & Ministerial Clergyman	1	$37,500
Mandarin Pastor	1	$72,443
Pastors	1	$43,909
Pastor of Mandarin Ministry	1	$83,636
Hispanic Pastor	1	$83,099
Priest Associate	1	$71,500
Lead Pastoral Education Minister	1	$72,571
Parish Priest	1	$48,000

SOC 21-2011 is the federal occupation code the employer assigned to these filings. It is chosen by the employer and reviewed by the Department of Labor, so it is more consistent than the free-text job title — but two companies can still classify similar work differently. Where a title looks misplaced, the wage level usually explains more of the gap than the code does.