What are the main factors that influence a Campus Chaplain's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Campus Chaplain's salary?

A Campus Chaplain's salary grows with experience: an Campus Chaplain (0-0 years)earns $63,418, an Asst. Professor - Foreign Languages (0-0 years)earns $70,911, an Assoc. Professor - Foreign Languages (0-0 years)earns $79,913, a Professor - Foreign Languages (0-0 years)earns $108,112,

What are the highest paying states for a Campus Chaplain?

Campus Chaplain salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Campus Chaplain roles are District of Columbia $68,093, California $67,835, Massachusetts $66,931. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Campus Chaplain roles make?

Salaries for Campus Chaplain level roles vary by specialization: Hospice Chaplain: $69,893; Chaplain: $65,711; Staff Chaplain: $65,666; Prison Chaplain: $63,712; Chaplain - Healthcare: $63,698.

How do different companies affect a Campus Chaplain's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Campus Chaplain roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Campus Chaplain Salary in the United States

How much does a Campus Chaplain make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Campus Chaplain in the United States is $61,501 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Campus Chaplain's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,103
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,297 to $69,667
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,917

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Campus Chaplain Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,667	$5,806	$1,340	$33
Average	$61,501	$5,125	$1,183	$30
25th Percentile	$52,297	$4,358	$1,006	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Campus Chaplain Salaries

A Campus Chaplain's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Campus Chaplain Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Campus Chaplains. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,093.
California: $67,835.
Massachusetts: $66,931.

District of Columbia $68,093

California $67,835

Massachusetts $66,931

Washington $66,685

New Jersey $66,660

Alaska $66,574

Connecticut $65,726

New York $65,381

Hawaii $64,280

Rhode Island $63,764

Maryland $63,413

Minnesota $62,933

Colorado $62,749

Illinois $62,687

Oregon $62,454

Delaware $62,282

New Hampshire $62,173

Virginia $61,931

Pennsylvania $61,224

Nevada $60,867

North Dakota $60,750

Michigan $60,566

Wisconsin $60,498

Vermont $60,363

Texas $59,988

Maine $59,963

Arizona $59,926

Ohio $59,883

Georgia $59,317

Indiana $59,034

Wyoming $58,979

Utah $58,893

Iowa $58,856

Kansas $58,561

Louisiana $58,475

North Carolina $58,444

Missouri $58,432

Florida $58,192

Montana $58,063

Nebraska $57,940

Kentucky $57,872

South Carolina $57,626

Tennessee $57,472

Idaho $57,411

New Mexico $56,962

Oklahoma $56,863

Alabama $56,501

South Dakota $55,892

Arkansas $55,560

West Virginia $55,381

Mississippi $54,846

Top Paying Cities for Campus Chaplains

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $77,571
San Francisco: $76,721
Oakland: $75,104

San Jose, CA $77,571

San Francisco, CA $76,721

Oakland, CA $75,104

New York, NY $70,811

Paramus, NJ $69,950

Queens Village, NY $69,947

Passaic, NJ $69,889

Bergenfield, NJ $69,883

Stamford, CT $69,748

Huntington, NY $69,723

Newark, NJ $69,268

Bridgeport, CT $69,138

Vallejo, CA $69,016

New Brunswick, NJ $68,991

Petaluma, CA $68,954

Middlesex, NJ $68,838

Somerset, NJ $68,794

Santa Cruz, CA $68,715

Boston, MA $68,339

Monterey, CA $68,123

Seattle, WA $67,983

Santa Rosa, CA $67,970

Los Angeles, CA $67,952

Juneau, AK $67,792

Washington, DC $67,724

Orange, CA $67,505

Santa Ana, CA $67,343

Long Beach, CA $67,282

Anaheim, CA $67,269

Anchorage, AK $67,238

Santa Maria, CA $67,054

Everett, WA $67,042

Danbury, CT $66,825

Bremerton, WA $66,740

Tacoma, WA $66,519

New Suffolk, NY $66,518

Sacramento, CA $66,500

Santa Barbara, CA $66,433

Trenton, NJ $66,365

San Diego, CA $66,365

Brockton, MA $66,298

Fairbanks, AK $66,147

Lompoc, CA $65,990

Lowell, MA $65,940

Ventura, CA $65,929

Nashua, NH $65,916

Stockton, CA $65,910

Modesto, CA $65,461

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,326

Olympia, WA $65,209

Kennewick, WA $65,209

New Haven, CT $65,184

Lawrence, MA $64,963

Hartford, CT $64,901

Riverside, CA $64,889

New Bedford, MA $64,828

Richland, WA $64,828

Bakersfield, CA $64,742

San Bernardino, CA $64,717

New Britain, CT $64,711

Atlantic City, NJ $64,711

New London, CT $64,686

Norwich, CT $64,668

Portsmouth, NH $64,655

Boulder, CO $64,525

Portland, OR $64,440

Worcester, MA $64,434

Minneapolis, MN $64,243

Philadelphia, PA $64,157

Honolulu, HI $63,954

Saint Paul, MN $63,925

Vineland, NJ $63,911

Providence, RI $63,733

Chicago, IL $63,555

Bellingham, WA $63,481

Springfield, MA $63,432

Baltimore, MD $63,413

Chico, CA $63,259

Pittsfield, MA $63,093

Manchester, NH $62,977

Spokane, WA $62,706

Denver, CO $62,700

Albany, NY $62,411

Troy, NY $62,386

Nassau, NY $62,320

Schenectady, NY $62,257

Wilmington, DE $62,208

Burlington, VT $62,122

Salem, OR $62,097

Portland, ME $61,906

Yakima, WA $61,845

Rochester, MN $61,654

Reno, NV $61,624

Fresno, CA $61,624

Milwaukee, WI $61,568

Detroit, MI $61,507

Ann Arbor, MI $61,496

Allentown, PA $61,488

Colorado Springs, CO $61,384

Syracuse, NY $61,353

Carson City, NV $61,353

Houston, TX $61,267

Eugene, OR $61,236

Gary, IN $61,162

Springfield, OR $61,113

Bismarck, ND $61,101

Galveston, TX $61,058

Medford, OR $60,965

Fort Collins, CO $60,941

Concord, NH $60,910

Austin, TX $60,892

Mesa, AZ $60,762

Reading, PA $60,756

Phoenix, AZ $60,750

Dallas, TX $60,732

Saint Cloud, MN $60,673

Madison, WI $60,590

Utica, NY $60,424

Rochester, NY $60,326

Des Moines, IA $60,320

Raleigh, NC $60,314

Atlanta, GA $60,221

Battle Creek, MI $60,203

Salt Lake City, UT $60,184

Lancaster, PA $60,092

Harrisburg, PA $60,006

Kansas City, MO $59,945

Champaign, IL $59,932

Kansas City, KS $59,932

Fort Worth, TX $59,926

Columbus, OH $59,916

Boca Raton, FL $59,901

Pittsburgh, PA $59,877

Richmond, VA $59,852

Indianapolis, IN $59,840

Cleveland, OH $59,834

Las Vegas, NV $59,760

Cincinnati, OH $59,760

Petersburg, VA $59,668

Huntsville, AL $59,576

Lansing, MI $59,534

Lebanon, PA $59,526

Pueblo, CO $59,520

Appleton, WI $59,502

Buffalo, NY $59,477

Dayton, OH $59,459

Racine, WI $59,446

Charlotte, NC $59,440

Saint Louis, MO $59,422

York, PA $59,385

Elkhart, IN $59,385

Gastonia, NC $59,373

Billings, MT $59,358

Beaumont, TX $59,342

Lorain, OH $59,330

Benton Harbor, MI $59,317

Toledo, OH $59,305

Binghamton, NY $59,274

Rock Hill, SC $59,268

Rockford, IL $59,237

Springfield, IL $59,213

Elyria, OH $59,207

Fargo, ND $59,207

Flagstaff, AZ $59,163

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,127

Duluth, MN $59,090

Miami, FL $59,090

Cheyenne, WY $59,047

Grand Forks, ND $59,047

Bangor, ME $58,911

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,844

Durham, NC $58,818

Louisville, KY $58,813

Grand Rapids, MI $58,801

Hialeah, FL $58,794

Casper, WY $58,708

Scranton, PA $58,635

New Orleans, LA $58,616

Virginia Beach, VA $58,610

Akron, OH $58,579

Peoria, IL $58,499

Sarasota, FL $58,487

Nashville, TN $58,444

Omaha, NE $58,444

Green Bay, WI $58,444

Baton Rouge, LA $58,413

Charleston, SC $58,401

Jamestown, NY $58,370

Davenport, IA $58,370

Tucson, AZ $58,339

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,302

Tampa, FL $58,290

Evansville, IN $58,253

Port Arthur, TX $58,253

Bradenton, FL $58,229

Santa Fe, NM $58,118

Orlando, FL $58,007

Clearwater, FL $57,989

Canton, OH $57,860

La Crosse, WI $57,860

Albuquerque, NM $57,823

Newport News, VA $57,817

High Point, NC $57,798

Ogden, UT $57,774

Corpus Christi, TX $57,724

Norfolk, VA $57,687

Laramie, WY $57,687

Rock Island, IL $57,651

Saginaw, MI $57,638

Jacksonville, FL $57,632

Salisbury, NC $57,620

Boise, ID $57,608

Moline, IL $57,577

Fort Myers, FL $57,558

Memphis, TN $57,546

Tulsa, OK $57,515

Waterloo, IA $57,478

Spartanburg, SC $57,417

Lincoln, NE $57,386

Fort Wayne, IN $57,374

Provo, UT $57,368

Cedar Falls, IA $57,294

San Antonio, TX $57,269

Greensboro, NC $57,245

South Bend, IN $57,239

Savannah, GA $57,171

Muskegon, MI $57,146

Birmingham, AL $57,140

Winston Salem, NC $57,110

Lake Charles, LA $56,962

Anderson, IN $56,949

Lexington, KY $56,931

Augusta, GA $56,913

Greenville, SC $56,913

Lima, OH $56,863

Wichita, KS $56,857

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,857

Columbia, SC $56,802

Springfield, OH $56,790

Asheville, NC $56,691

Bloomington, IN $56,648

Knoxville, TN $56,427

Shreveport, LA $56,421

Wilmington, NC $56,341

Roanoke, VA $56,341

Topeka, KS $56,230

Frankfort, KY $56,223

Oklahoma City, OK $56,181

Chillicothe, OH $56,156

Longview, TX $56,150

Melbourne, FL $56,144

Sioux Falls, SD $56,045

Mobile, AL $56,039

Terre Haute, IN $56,015

Altoona, PA $55,978

Amarillo, TX $55,935

Killeen, TX $55,916

Fayetteville, AR $55,867

Chattanooga, TN $55,849

Sioux City, IA $55,793

Idaho Falls, ID $55,781

Lynchburg, VA $55,732

Gainesville, FL $55,652

Portsmouth, OH $55,621

Little Rock, AR $55,609

Lafayette, LA $55,584

Youngstown, OH $55,584

Daytona Beach, FL $55,547

Clarksville, TN $55,541

Pensacola, FL $55,535

Temple, TX $55,531

Hopkinsville, KY $55,350

Erie, PA $55,338

Florence, SC $55,314

Charleston, WV $55,215

Great Falls, MT $55,184

Macon, GA $55,098

Tallahassee, FL $55,092

Fayetteville, NC $55,080

Waco, TX $55,068

Helena, MT $55,024

Pine Bluff, AR $55,001

Vincennes, IN $54,926

Lubbock, TX $54,901

Alamogordo, NM $54,865

Twin Falls, ID $54,809

Rapid City, SD $54,791

Jackson, MS $54,680

Huntington, WV $54,676

Greenville, MS $54,674

Parkersburg, WV $54,611

Montgomery, AL $54,600

Wichita Falls, TX $54,539

Springfield, MO $54,539

Biloxi, MS $54,508

Monroe, LA $54,446

Johnstown, PA $54,403

Sumter, SC $54,379

Columbus, GA $54,373

Pascagoula, MS $54,256

Abilene, TX $54,256

Kingsport, TN $54,096

Albany, GA $54,096

Gulfport, MS $54,077

Alexandria, LA $53,874

Fort Smith, AR $53,721

El Paso, TX $53,555

Las Cruces, NM $53,278

Harlingen, TX $53,122

Pocatello, ID $53,112

Florence, AL $53,032

Brownsville, TX $53,020

Mcallen, TX $52,890

Dothan, AL $52,804

Columbus, MS $52,439

Altus, OK $52,152

Lawton, OK $52,036

Pierre, SD $51,814

What Skills Can Increase a Campus Chaplain's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 12.77% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Spring (Mentioned in 1.91% Job Postings): Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake.
Economics (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): Economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make to allocate resources.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	12.77%
Spring	1.91%
Economics	1.37%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Campus Chaplain's salary.

Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Computer Science	$72,571	18%
Analysis	$67,651	10%
Commitment	$63,961	4%
Presentation	$63,961	4%
Programming	$63,961	4%
Curriculum Development	$63,346	3%

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How Education impacts a Campus Chaplain's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Campus Chaplains enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Campus Chaplain with a Bachelor's Degree is between $49,183 and $56,844).

Campus Chaplain Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Campus Chaplain

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 23.2%

Associates 66.7%

Bachelors 23.2%

Masters 66.7%

Doctorate 9.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	23.2%
Associates	66.7%
Bachelors	23.2%
Masters	66.7%
Doctorate	9.1%

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Campus Chaplain Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Campus Chaplain's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$52,297

Average $61,501/year

$69,667

$4,358

Average $5,125/month

$5,806

$1,006

Average $1,183/week

$1,340

$25

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,667	$5,806	$1,340	$33
Average	$61,501	$5,125	$1,183	$30
25th Percentile	$52,297	$4,358	$1,006	$25

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Salary Trends for Campus Chaplain

Salaries for a Campus Chaplain can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,950 in 2023 to around $54,043 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Campus Chaplain salary trends, .

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2024	$55,235
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