Clergy Salary — Bend, Oregon

The average Clergy in Bend, Oregon earns $61,970 a year.

$61,970 / year, mean
↓ 6.3% below national average 12th percentile in Oregon

Bend is among the lowest-paying cities in Oregon for this specific role. That's close to the national average for clergy — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
240
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.9%
Cost of living 104 #30 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $672,286 #14 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $85,509 #37 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Bend ranks #30 for cost of living and #14 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Los Angeles $104,000 Santa Rosa $85,300 Seattle $85,010 San Francisco $80,410 Santa Maria $79,270 Riverside $78,400 San Jose $77,970 New York $77,870 San Diego $77,750 Waco $76,020 Vallejo $75,860 Sacramento $75,780 Kennewick $74,880 Spokane $74,660 Stockton $74,000 Oxnard $73,680 Salinas $73,460 Fresno $73,150 Salem $72,290 San Luis Obispo $71,600 Hagerstown $71,200 Bakersfield $71,040 Modesto $70,880 Portland $69,890 Corvallis $69,730 Visalia $69,030 Medford $68,470 Kiryas Joel $68,040 Amarillo $67,840 San Angelo $67,000 Redding $66,290 Grants Pass $66,130 Trenton $66,050 Eugene $65,940 Santa Cruz $65,290 Albany $65,250 Rochester $65,040 Kingston $64,750 Kalamazoo $64,710 Dallas $64,650 Glens Falls $64,410 Austin $64,400 Killeen $64,040 Houston $63,930 Chicago $63,640 Ithaca $63,590 Philadelphia $63,380 San Antonio $63,310 Lafayette $62,900 Corpus Christi $62,870 Elmira $62,400 Miami $62,340 Bend $61,970 College Station $61,760 Jacksonville $61,610 Charlottesville $61,330 Indianapolis $61,080 Lancaster $60,810 Rockford $60,480 Buffalo $60,320 Lexington $60,050 Saginaw $60,040 Baltimore $60,010 Detroit $59,920 Palm Bay $59,860 Richmond $59,760 Fort Wayne $59,680 Fort Myers $59,630 Gainesville $59,590 Lubbock $59,470 Morgantown $59,450 Utica $59,380 Orlando $59,330 Beaumont $59,310 Naples $59,290 Reading $58,770 Syracuse $58,730 Tampa $58,560 Champaign $58,520 El Paso $58,340 Bloomington $57,760 Albany $57,580 Louisville $57,580 Sarasota $57,480 Peoria $57,330 Lansing $57,050 South Bend $57,050 Allentown $57,000 Springfield $56,990 Ann Arbor $56,670 Deltona $56,340 Pittsburgh $56,280 Abilene $56,230 Harrisburg $56,110 Huntington $55,990 Pensacola $55,820 Lebanon $55,480 Crestview $55,400 Muskegon $55,260 Traverse City $54,810 McAllen $54,630 Virginia Beach $54,360 Tallahassee $54,160 Binghamton $53,770 Jackson $53,730 Roanoke $53,620 Tyler $53,480 Scranton $53,150 Altoona $53,040 Grand Rapids $52,500 Lakeland $52,470 Bay City $51,140 Ocala $50,800 Port St. Lucie $50,660 Flint $50,530 Evansville $50,500 York $50,500 Midland $50,490 Lynchburg $49,300 Charleston $47,930 Erie $47,660 Johnstown $45,390 Wheeling $40,870
CityMean salaryvs. Bend
Abilene, Texas$56,230-9.3%
Albany, Oregon$65,250+5.3%
Albany, New York$57,580-7.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$57,000-8.0%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$53,040-14.4%
Amarillo, Texas$67,840+9.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$56,670-8.6%
Austin, Texas$64,400+3.9%
Bakersfield, California$71,040+14.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$60,010-3.2%
Bay City, Michigan$51,140-17.5%
Beaumont, Texas$59,310-4.3%
Binghamton, New York$53,770-13.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$57,760-6.8%
Buffalo, New York$60,320-2.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$59,630-3.8%
Champaign, Illinois$58,520-5.6%
Charleston, West Virginia$47,930-22.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$61,330-1.0%
Chicago, Illinois$63,640+2.7%
College Station, Texas$61,760-0.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$62,870+1.5%
Corvallis, Oregon$69,730+12.5%
Crestview, Florida$55,400-10.6%
Dallas, Texas$64,650+4.3%
Deltona, Florida$56,340-9.1%
Detroit, Michigan$59,920-3.3%
Elmira, New York$62,400+0.7%
El Paso, Texas$58,340-5.9%
Erie, Pennsylvania$47,660-23.1%
Eugene, Oregon$65,940+6.4%
Evansville, Indiana$50,500-18.5%
Flint, Michigan$50,530-18.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$59,680-3.7%
Fresno, California$73,150+18.0%
Gainesville, Florida$59,590-3.8%
Glens Falls, New York$64,410+3.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$52,500-15.3%
Grants Pass, Oregon$66,130+6.7%
Hagerstown, Maryland$71,200+14.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$56,110-9.5%
Houston, Texas$63,930+3.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$55,990-9.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$61,080-1.4%
Ithaca, New York$63,590+2.6%
Jackson, Michigan$53,730-13.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$61,610-0.6%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$45,390-26.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$64,710+4.4%
Kennewick, Washington$74,880+20.8%
Killeen, Texas$64,040+3.3%
Kingston, New York$64,750+4.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$68,040+9.8%
Lafayette, Indiana$62,900+1.5%
Lakeland, Florida$52,470-15.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$60,810-1.9%
Lansing, Michigan$57,050-7.9%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$55,480-10.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$60,050-3.1%
Los Angeles, California$104,000+67.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$57,580-7.1%
Lubbock, Texas$59,470-4.0%
Lynchburg, Virginia$49,300-20.4%
McAllen, Texas$54,630-11.8%
Medford, Oregon$68,470+10.5%
Miami, Florida$62,340+0.6%
Midland, Michigan$50,490-18.5%
Modesto, California$70,880+14.4%
Morgantown, West Virginia$59,450-4.1%
Muskegon, Michigan$55,260-10.8%
Naples, Florida$59,290-4.3%
New York, New York$77,870+25.7%
Sarasota, Florida$57,480-7.2%
Ocala, Florida$50,800-18.0%
Orlando, Florida$59,330-4.3%
Oxnard, California$73,680+18.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$59,860-3.4%
Pensacola, Florida$55,820-9.9%
Peoria, Illinois$57,330-7.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$63,380+2.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$56,280-9.2%
Portland, Oregon$69,890+12.8%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$50,660-18.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$58,770-5.2%
Redding, California$66,290+7.0%
Richmond, Virginia$59,760-3.6%
Riverside, California$78,400+26.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$53,620-13.5%
Rochester, New York$65,040+5.0%
Rockford, Illinois$60,480-2.4%
Sacramento, California$75,780+22.3%
Saginaw, Michigan$60,040-3.1%
Salem, Oregon$72,290+16.7%
Salinas, California$73,460+18.5%
San Angelo, Texas$67,000+8.1%
San Antonio, Texas$63,310+2.2%
San Diego, California$77,750+25.5%
San Francisco, California$80,410+29.8%
San Jose, California$77,970+25.8%
San Luis Obispo, California$71,600+15.5%
Santa Cruz, California$65,290+5.4%
Santa Maria, California$79,270+27.9%
Santa Rosa, California$85,300+37.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$53,150-14.2%
Seattle, Washington$85,010+37.2%
South Bend, Indiana$57,050-7.9%
Spokane, Washington$74,660+20.5%
Springfield, Illinois$56,990-8.0%
Stockton, California$74,000+19.4%
Syracuse, New York$58,730-5.2%
Tallahassee, Florida$54,160-12.6%
Tampa, Florida$58,560-5.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$54,810-11.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$66,050+6.6%
Tyler, Texas$53,480-13.7%
Utica, New York$59,380-4.2%
Vallejo, California$75,860+22.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$54,360-12.3%
Visalia, California$69,030+11.4%
Waco, Texas$76,020+22.7%
Wheeling, West Virginia$40,870-34.0%
York, Pennsylvania$50,500-18.5%
Gross salary
61,970/yr
Estimated take-home
47,568/yr
Est. total withheld
23.2%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Clergy salaries in Oregon → All Clergy salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Bend

These notes add local color around Bend, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 21-2011 SOC code
Official area Bend, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 13460 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
253,650