Pastor, H-1B salary
What 231 H-1B filings report for “Pastor” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Pastor?
$60k median H-1B base salary for a Pastor, typically $40k to $84k, across 231 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Texas23$68k+$8k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $60kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Pastor?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Pastor roles are Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church, Kentucky-Tennessee Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Ohio Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, and Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Pastor filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church12 filings$45k
- 2Kentucky-Tennessee Conference of Seventh-day Adventists9 filings$64k
- 3Ohio Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists9 filings$61k
- 4Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists9 filings$52k
- 5Great Plains Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church8 filings$51k
- 6Allegheny West Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists8 filings$42k
- 7Pilgrim Community Church7 filings$60k
- 8Texas Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists6 filings$75k
- 9New England Conference of the United Methodist Church6 filings$55k
- 10Gulf States Conference of Seventh-day Adventists5 filings$59k
- 11South Central Conference of Seventh-day Adventists5 filings$58k
- 12Arkansas-Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists4 filings$73k
- 13Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists4 filings$74k
- 14New Jersey Conference of Seventh-day Adventists4 filings$81k
- 15Southern New England Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists4 filings$81k
- 16North Caribbean Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists4 filings$64k
- 17Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists3 filings$80k
- 18In Christ Washington Church3 filings$61k
- 19Michigan Conference of The United Methodist Church3 filings$40k
- 20Northern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists3 filings$59k
- 21Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists3 filings$99k
- 22Olivet Assembly3 filings$43k
- 23Potomac Corporation Conference of Seventh-day Adventists3 filings$87k
- 24Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventists3 filings$54k
- 25Cornerstone Christian Fellowship of Midland3 filings$126k
- 26Allegheny East Conference of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$94k
- 27Archdiocese of Dubuque2 filings$47k
- 28Arizona Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$73k
- 29Central States Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists2 filings$50k
- 30Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$66k
- 31Diocese of Raleigh2 filings$43k
- 32Fort Bend Community Church2 filings$81k
- 33Greater New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$96k
- 34Immanuel Gospel Church of Los Angeles2 filings$48k
- 35Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$72k
- 36Johnson Ministries2 filings$63k
- 37Missouri Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church2 filings$45k
- 38Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$67k
- 39Oklahoma Conference of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$68k
- 40Pennsylvania Conference of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$45k
- 41Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$75k
- 42The Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines2 filings$51k
- 43United Methodist Rio Texas Conference2 filings$48k
- 44Wisconsin Conference of Seventh-day Adventists2 filings$60k
- 45Young Saeng Korean Presbyterian Church2 filings$28k
- 46New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church2 filings$52k
- 47American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin, Inc.1 filings$46k
- 48Archdiocese of Baltimore1 filings$39k
- 49C3 Frisco1 filings$39k
- 50Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists1 filings$90k
Related titles in this family
572 filings carry “Pastor” in the title, across 121 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Associate Pastor67 filings$49k
- 2Senior Pastor35 filings$68k
- 3Lead Pastor18 filings$74k
- 4Assistant Pastor14 filings$42k
- 5Campus Pastor10 filings$60k
- 6Youth Pastor7 filings$64k
- 7Mandarin Pastor6 filings$103k
- 8Pastoral Counselor6 filings$55k
- 9Chinese Pastor5 filings$53k
- 10Internship & Spiritual Formation Pastor4 filings$52k
- 11Music Ministry Pastor4 filings$48k
- 12New Church Pastor4 filings$37k
Figures are for the exact title “Pastor”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.