Religious Workers, All Other · SOC 21-2099

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Religious Workers, All Others

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for religious workers, all other. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 54 metro areas

Religious Workers, All Other: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$86,330	280	0.1
2	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$75,460	60	0.0
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$62,620	720	0.3
4	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,640	450	0.2
5	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$51,550	470	0.2
6	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$51,120	Not published	Not published
7	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$50,210	450	0.1
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$49,830	60	0.1
9	Tucson, AZ	$49,730	60	0.2
10	Ann Arbor, MI	$49,590	40	0.2
11	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$48,830	30	0.0
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$47,940	390	0.1
13	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$47,680	110	0.3
14	Rochester, NY	$47,460	100	0.2
15	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$47,220	30	0.1
16	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$47,020	80	0.2
17	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$47,010	120	0.4
18	Binghamton, NY	$46,910	30	0.3
19	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,720	260	0.1
20	Peoria, IL	$46,060	60	0.4
21	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$45,660	60	0.1
22	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$45,290	40	0.0
23	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,080	80	0.1
24	Jacksonville, FL	$43,520	60	0.1
25	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$41,970	40	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Religious Workers, All Other overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.