Colorado was 4.8% above the U.S. median for Clergy. It ranked 11 of 52 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Colorado was 103.1, or 3.1% above the national price level. Its housing index was 127.4.
National-price-dollar proxy
$61,813
WageScope divides the published Clergy median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 21-2011 and BLS area 08.
Questions, answered
Clergy pay in Colorado: common questions
What is the median wage for Clergy in Colorado?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $63,700 per year for Clergy in Colorado. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Clergy pay higher in Colorado than nationally?
Colorado's published median was 4.8% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Colorado?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 103.1 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Clergy jobs does BLS estimate in Colorado?
BLS published an employment estimate of 440 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Clergy median in Colorado at $63,700 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 21-2011 and BLS area 08.
BLS lists 440 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $66,160 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Colorado's Clergy median is 4.8% above the U.S. Clergy median of $60,810 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 21-2011 and area 08. SOC 21-2011 names Clergy. Area 08 names Colorado. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 21-2011/08 row reports 440 wage and salary jobs, 0.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.41 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 21-2011/08, the annual median is $63,700 per year, while the matching mean is $66,160 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 08 reports 2,873,900 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $77,190. Its annual median is $59,800. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 21-2011 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Colorado runs from $36,350 at the 10th percentile to $136,330 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $43,680. The median is $59,800. The 75th percentile is $93,220. This is a place check, not a pay range for Clergy.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 08. They do not show related skills or a path into Clergy.
1. Area 08, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 82,010 jobs, $36,270 annual median, 28.54 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
2. Area 08, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 76,660 jobs, $37,950 annual median, 26.67 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
3. Area 08, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 55,520 jobs, $42,350 annual median, 19.32 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
4. Area 08, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 54,490 jobs, $100,260 annual median, 18.96 jobs per 1,000, and 0.87 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Colorado wage ladder for Clergy
The 10th percentile is $50,750 per year. The 25th percentile is $58,860 per year. The median is $63,700 per year. The 75th percentile is $73,300 per year. The 90th percentile is $82,410 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $58,860 per year to $73,300 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $31,660. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Colorado has a annual median of $63,700 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $60,810 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Colorado. Colorado is 4.8% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Colorado ranks 11 of 52 among states and territories with a published annual median for Clergy. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 11 of 52 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
8. District of Columbia has a Clergy median of $64,800 per year, 310 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.21.
9. Maine has a Clergy median of $64,340 per year, 160 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.68.
10. New Mexico has a Clergy median of $64,100 per year, 270 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.83.
12. Connecticut has a Clergy median of $63,470 per year, 900 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.44.
13. Delaware has a Clergy median of $63,260 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.67.
Pay leaders
Where Clergy medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 21-2011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Washington has the highest published median in this set, at $80,830 per year. Colorado sits at $63,700 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Clergy is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Washington has a Clergy median of $80,830 per year, or $17,130 above Colorado. BLS lists 1,060 jobs there, compared with 440 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.81.
2. California has a Clergy median of $77,710 per year, or $14,010 above Colorado. BLS lists 7,110 jobs there, compared with 440 in Colorado. The location quotient is 1.06.
3. Nevada has a Clergy median of $73,910 per year, or $10,210 above Colorado. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 440 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.37.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Clergy jobs
New York has the largest published state job estimate for Clergy in this same-source set, at 7,790 jobs. Colorado has 440. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York has 7,790 estimated Clergy jobs, a gap of 7,350 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $58,580 per year, or $5,120 below Colorado. Its location quotient is 2.19.
2. California has 7,110 estimated Clergy jobs, a gap of 6,670 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $77,710 per year, or $14,010 above Colorado. Its location quotient is 1.06.
3. Oregon has 3,850 estimated Clergy jobs, a gap of 3,410 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $63,140 per year, or $560 below Colorado. Its location quotient is 5.33.
Local-share leaders
Where Clergy takes the largest share of local jobs
Oregon has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 5.33. Colorado has 0.41. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Clergy is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Oregon has a location quotient of 5.33, a gap of 4.92 from Colorado. BLS lists 3,850 Clergy jobs and a median of $63,140 per year, or $560 below Colorado.
2. Montana has a location quotient of 3.62, a gap of 3.21 from Colorado. BLS lists 680 Clergy jobs and a median of $59,550 per year, or $4,150 below Colorado.
3. Hawaii has a location quotient of 3.13, a gap of 2.72 from Colorado. BLS lists 720 Clergy jobs and a median of $61,050 per year, or $2,650 below Colorado.
4. New York has a location quotient of 2.19, a gap of 1.78 from Colorado. BLS lists 7,790 Clergy jobs and a median of $58,580 per year, or $5,120 below Colorado.
Job scale and share
How common Clergy is in Colorado
BLS lists 440 Clergy jobs in Colorado. It also lists 0.15 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.41. A value of 1 means Clergy has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Colorado is $59,800 per year. The Clergy median is $63,700 per year. Clergy is 6.5% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Colorado. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Clergy. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Colorado median of $63,410 per year. BLS lists 24,860 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Colorado median of $61,500 per year. BLS lists 25,350 jobs and a location quotient of 0.67.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Colorado median of $58,200 per year. BLS lists 26,390 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Colorado
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Colorado table, at 82,010 jobs. Clergy has 440 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 2,873,900. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Clergy's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 82,010 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 81,570 from Clergy. Its median is $36,270 per year, or $27,430 below Clergy. Its location quotient is 1.15.
2. Retail Salespersons has 76,660 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 76,220 from Clergy. Its median is $37,950 per year, or $25,750 below Clergy. Its location quotient is 1.06.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers has 55,520 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 55,080 from Clergy. Its median is $42,350 per year, or $21,350 below Clergy. Its location quotient is 1.06.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Colorado
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Colorado role table, at $138,390 per year. Clergy has $63,700 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $59,800 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $138,390 per year in Colorado, or $74,690 above Clergy. BLS lists 43,320 jobs, compared with 440 for Clergy. Its location quotient is 1.39.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $131,840 per year in Colorado, or $68,140 above Clergy. BLS lists 41,870 jobs, compared with 440 for Clergy. Its location quotient is 0.65.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $110,050 per year in Colorado, or $46,350 above Clergy. BLS lists 32,390 jobs, compared with 440 for Clergy. Its location quotient is 1.64.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Colorado
Business Operations Specialists, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Colorado role table, at 2.27. Clergy has 0.41. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Clergy with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 2.27 in Colorado, a gap of 1.86 from Clergy. BLS lists 45,670 jobs and a median of $92,520 per year, or $28,820 above Clergy.
2. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a location quotient of 1.68 in Colorado, a gap of 1.27 from Clergy. BLS lists 27,880 jobs and a median of $93,050 per year, or $29,350 above Clergy.
3. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.64 in Colorado, a gap of 1.23 from Clergy. BLS lists 32,390 jobs and a median of $110,050 per year, or $46,350 above Clergy.
Price-level view
What $63,700 may mean after the Colorado price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Colorado is 103.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.1% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $63,700 Clergy median by 103.1 divided by 100. The result is $61,813 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 127.4. Goods are 98.7. Utilities are 85.0. Other services are 99.6. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Clergy row is 11.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 440 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $66,160 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Clergy. It uses a Colorado place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $63,700 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 440 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.41 is not a growth score. Rank 11 of 52 is not a place score. The 103.1 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 21-2011 in BLS area 08. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 08, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 51,670 jobs, $36,870 annual median, 17.98 jobs per 1,000, and 0.9 location quotient.
6. Area 08, SOC 13-1199, Business Operations Specialists, All Other: 45,670 jobs, $92,520 annual median, 15.89 jobs per 1,000, and 2.27 location quotient.
4. Massachusetts has a Clergy median of $72,190 per year, or $8,490 above Colorado. BLS lists 840 jobs there, compared with 440 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.63.
5. New Jersey has a Clergy median of $65,500 per year, or $1,800 above Colorado. BLS lists 1,460 jobs there, compared with 440 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.93.
6. New Hampshire has a Clergy median of $65,200 per year, or $1,500 above Colorado. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 440 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.39.
7. Vermont has a Clergy median of $64,950 per year, or $1,250 above Colorado. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 440 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.41.
8. District of Columbia has a Clergy median of $64,800 per year, or $1,100 above Colorado. BLS lists 310 jobs there, compared with 440 in Colorado. The location quotient is 1.21.
4. Florida has 3,560 estimated Clergy jobs, a gap of 3,120 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $56,940 per year, or $6,760 below Colorado. Its location quotient is 0.97.
5. Texas has 3,180 estimated Clergy jobs, a gap of 2,740 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $59,480 per year, or $4,220 below Colorado. Its location quotient is 0.61.
6. Illinois has 2,200 estimated Clergy jobs, a gap of 1,760 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $61,820 per year, or $1,880 below Colorado. Its location quotient is 0.98.
7. Pennsylvania has 2,150 estimated Clergy jobs, a gap of 1,710 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $58,300 per year, or $5,400 below Colorado. Its location quotient is 0.96.
8. Ohio has 2,020 estimated Clergy jobs, a gap of 1,580 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $59,160 per year, or $4,540 below Colorado. Its location quotient is 0.99.
5. Connecticut has a location quotient of 1.44, a gap of 1.03 from Colorado. BLS lists 900 Clergy jobs and a median of $63,470 per year, or $230 below Colorado.
6. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 1.33, a gap of 0.92 from Colorado. BLS lists 30 Clergy jobs and a median of $37,460 per year, or $26,240 below Colorado.
7. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.27, a gap of 0.86 from Colorado. BLS lists 230 Clergy jobs and a median of $59,660 per year, or $4,040 below Colorado.
8. Alaska has a location quotient of 1.23, a gap of 0.82 from Colorado. BLS lists 150 Clergy jobs and a median of $55,780 per year, or $7,920 below Colorado.
4. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Colorado median of $54,000 per year. BLS lists 26,140 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
5. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Colorado median of $53,550 per year. BLS lists 31,770 jobs and a location quotient of 0.7.
6. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Colorado median of $51,280 per year. BLS lists 22,960 jobs and a location quotient of 0.81.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Colorado median of $76,600 per year. BLS lists 26,100 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Colorado median of $50,550 per year. BLS lists 25,510 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
4. Registered Nurses has 54,490 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 54,050 from Clergy. Its median is $100,260 per year, or $36,560 above Clergy. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Cashiers has 51,670 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 51,230 from Clergy. Its median is $36,870 per year, or $26,830 below Clergy. Its location quotient is 0.9.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has 45,670 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 45,230 from Clergy. Its median is $92,520 per year, or $28,820 above Clergy. Its location quotient is 2.27.
7. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 44,650 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 44,210 from Clergy. Its median is $38,540 per year, or $25,160 below Clergy. Its location quotient is 0.56.
8. Software Developers has 43,320 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 42,880 from Clergy. Its median is $138,390 per year, or $74,690 above Clergy. Its location quotient is 1.39.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $100,260 per year in Colorado, or $36,560 above Clergy. BLS lists 54,490 jobs, compared with 440 for Clergy. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $97,030 per year in Colorado, or $33,330 above Clergy. BLS lists 35,410 jobs, compared with 440 for Clergy. Its location quotient is 1.32.
6. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a median of $93,050 per year in Colorado, or $29,350 above Clergy. BLS lists 27,880 jobs, compared with 440 for Clergy. Its location quotient is 1.68.
7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $92,520 per year in Colorado, or $28,820 above Clergy. BLS lists 45,670 jobs, compared with 440 for Clergy. Its location quotient is 2.27.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $79,810 per year in Colorado, or $16,110 above Clergy. BLS lists 37,810 jobs, compared with 440 for Clergy. Its location quotient is 1.63.
4. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.63 in Colorado, a gap of 1.22 from Clergy. BLS lists 37,810 jobs and a median of $79,810 per year, or $16,110 above Clergy.
5. Software Developers has a location quotient of 1.39 in Colorado, a gap of 0.98 from Clergy. BLS lists 43,320 jobs and a median of $138,390 per year, or $74,690 above Clergy.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a location quotient of 1.32 in Colorado, a gap of 0.91 from Clergy. BLS lists 35,410 jobs and a median of $97,030 per year, or $33,330 above Clergy.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.27 in Colorado, a gap of 0.86 from Clergy. BLS lists 26,390 jobs and a median of $58,200 per year, or $5,500 below Clergy.
8. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Colorado, a gap of 0.84 from Clergy. BLS lists 21,990 jobs and a median of $45,760 per year, or $17,940 below Clergy.
Precise employer-title matches for Clergy in Colorado
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Colorado place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
