Clergy pay range in Albany
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $114,500 or more. The middle half of clergy in Albany earn between $46,330 and $72,160.
- $37K10th
- $46K25th
- $63KMedian
- $72K75th
- $114K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $65,250 | $5,438 | $31.37 |
| Median | $62,540 | $5,212 | $30.07 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $46,330 | $3,861 | $22.27 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $72,160 | $6,013 | $34.69 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Clergy salary after taxes in Albany
On the average salary of $65,250, a single filer in Albany takes home about $49,951 a year, or $4,163 a month and $1,921 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Is Albany a good place for clergy? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Albany area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.1), so the average $65,250 buys what about $63,908 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($49,700). A typical home costs $412,810, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Clergy salary in other Oregon cities
Albany ranks 7th of 8 Oregon metro areas for this job; Salem pays the most ($72,290).
Highest-paying cities for clergy
Los Angeles, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,000).
- Los Angeles, CA$104,000
- Santa Rosa, CA$85,300
- Seattle, WA$85,010
- Bozeman, MT$83,660
- San Francisco, CA$80,410
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Clergy salary in Albany: questions
How much do clergy make an hour in Albany?
$31.37 an hour on average, and $30.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level clergy salary in Albany?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,330, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the clergy take-home pay in Albany?
About $49,951 a year ($4,163 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,250. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Do clergy earn more in Albany than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($66,172).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 21-2011; area Albany, OR (10540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 9.20, this job is 9.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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