Clergy in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,394
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$12,136
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,046
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$60,530
Kept after tax
$48,394
Worth in national money
$50,046
State rank
24
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Georgia pays clergy around $60,530 at the midpoint, 24 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 216.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,530 the take-home is $48,394; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $50,046 would nationally. The average comes to $60,880, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For clergy the Georgia median is $60,530, ranking 24 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, clergy sits at 216 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for clergy in Georgia, on $60,530, is $48,394 — equivalent to $50,046 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $60,880 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Clergy
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,260 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,530 |
| Top tenth earn over | $85,530 |
| This salary | $60,530 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $48,394 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,816 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,247 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $57,516 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,717 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,530 as a midpoint for Georgia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,260 and the ninetieth is $85,530 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $48,394, worked from $60,530. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 216 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $50,046 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 216.
- The Georgia median of $60,530 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,260 to $85,530. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Georgia take-home of $48,394, on $60,530 for work ranking 216 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 216 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $50,046, worked from $60,530, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Georgia address, on work sitting at 216 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $35,260 at the bottom tenth to $85,530 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $50,046.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Georgia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $48,394 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($35,260) and the ninetieth ($85,530) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $50,046 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $48,394 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.