SOC 21-2011 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Clergy — New Hampshire
New Hampshire
At $65,200, median pay for Clergy in New Hampshire tracks the national median of $60,810 closely.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow more slowly than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +1.0%
- Openings per year
- 23,000
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
5.7% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for New Hampshire.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
At $65,200, median pay for Clergy in New Hampshire tracks the national median of $60,810 closely. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $60,590 and $75,910. The lowest tenth earn under $51,480, while the highest tenth earn more than $81,160.
Employment stands at 100, or 0.1 jobs per thousand held locally. Among the 50 states with published data for this occupation, New Hampshire ranks 6th by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 283rd of 631 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $51,480 | −15.3% |
| 25th | $60,590 | −0.4% |
| Median (50th) | $65,200 | +7.2% |
| 75th | $75,910 | +24.8% |
| 90th | $81,160 | +33.5% |
| Mean | $67,750 | +11.4% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in New Hampshire run 4.2% above the national average, so the median of $65,200 buys what $62,572 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 2.9% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$65,200as reported by BLSLocal price level
104.2US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$62,572US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $65,200 a year, 7.2% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $51,480 to $81,160 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 100 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 6th of 50 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Clergy in New Hampshire?
The median annual wage is $65,200, or $31.35 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $60,810, so pay in New Hampshire is 7.2% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in New Hampshire earns more than $81,160 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $51,480 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 100 jobs in this occupation in New Hampshire. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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