Religious Workers, All Other

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Pay by education level. Among full-time, year-round religious workers, all other ages 25 to 64, median yearly pay is $50,800 with a high school diploma or GED, $35,500 with some college or an associate's degree, $45,700 with a bachelor's degree and $60,900 with a master's degree or higher (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024 dollars). Pay differs for many reasons besides education, such as experience, employer and location.

Industries that employ this career. The largest shares of religious workers, all other work in Other Services (except Public Administration) (96%), Educational Services (1%) and Health Care and Social Assistance (1%) (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024).

Where the jobs are, and what they pay by industry. Nationwide, the industries that employ the most religious workers, all other are Religious Organizations (90% of the jobs counted, median pay $45,030), Elementary and Secondary Schools (2% of the jobs counted, median pay $40,230), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (2% of the jobs counted, median pay $45,000), Home Health Care Services (1% of the jobs counted, median pay $66,970) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Among large industries, the highest median pay is in Religious Organizations ($45,030). Pay differs by industry for many reasons, including the mix of jobs and where employers are located.

What workers studied. Among religious workers, all other with a bachelor's degree or higher, the most common fields of the bachelor's degree are Theology and Religious Vocations (8%), Psychology (5%), Elementary Education (4%) and General Education (4%) (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024).

Union membership. In the broad group "Community and social service", which includes this career, 14.5% of wage and salary workers belong to a union (all U.S. workers: 10.0%); median weekly pay is $1,524 for union members and $1,221 for workers not in a union (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2025). This is a group figure, not specific to religious workers, all other.

Employer benefits. In the broad group "Professional and related", which includes this career, 86% of civilian workers had access to an employer retirement plan, 85% had access to employer medical care benefits, and 92% had paid sick leave, 73% paid vacation and 78% paid holidays (all civilian workers: 75%, 74%, 83%, 77% and 79%) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, March 2026). This is a group figure, not specific to religious workers, all other, and having access to a benefit does not mean every worker uses it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has not endorsed this presentation. Employers spent about $74.42 per hour worked on total compensation for the occupational group "Professional and related" in June 2026 ($50.37 in wages and salaries and $24.06 in benefits, 32.3% of the total; all civilian workers: $49.46, with 31.6% in benefits) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 PUMS (MajorPays' own estimates from the survey; Census is credited as the source of the original data and has not endorsed them); BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; BLS Current Population Survey; BLS National Compensation Survey (employee benefits); HRSA National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (LCA disclosure data, FY2025). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; these agencies have not approved or endorsed them. See it interactively →