Chaplain Salary in Oregon

How much does a Chaplain make in Oregon?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chaplain in Oregon is $66,736 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,134
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,499 to $71,655
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,910

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Chaplain Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,655	$5,971	$1,378	$34
Average	$66,736	$5,561	$1,283	$32
25th Percentile	$59,499	$4,958	$1,144	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Chaplain Salaries

A 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do 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 Chaplains. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,762.
California: $72,486.
Massachusetts: $71,520.

District of Columbia $72,762 California $72,486 Massachusetts $71,520 Washington $71,257 New Jersey $71,231 Alaska $71,139 Connecticut $70,232 New York $69,864

Hawaii $68,688 Rhode Island $68,136 Maryland $67,761 Minnesota $67,249 Colorado $67,052 Illinois $66,986 Oregon $66,736 Delaware $66,552

New Hampshire $66,436 Virginia $66,178 Pennsylvania $65,422 Nevada $65,041 North Dakota $64,916 Michigan $64,719 Wisconsin $64,646 Vermont $64,502

Texas $64,101 Maine $64,075 Arizona $64,035 Ohio $63,989 Georgia $63,385 Indiana $63,082 Wyoming $63,023 Utah $62,931

Iowa $62,892 Kansas $62,576 Louisiana $62,484 North Carolina $62,451 Missouri $62,438 Florida $62,182 Montana $62,044 Nebraska $61,912

Kentucky $61,840 South Carolina $61,577 Tennessee $61,413 Idaho $61,347 New Mexico $60,868 Oklahoma $60,762 Alabama $60,375 South Dakota $59,724

Arkansas $59,369 West Virginia $59,179 Mississippi $58,607

Top Paying Cities for 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:

Antelope: $63,520
Aurora: $67,372
Beaverton: $68,729

Antelope, OR $63,520 Aurora, OR $67,372 Beaverton, OR $68,729 Beavercreek, OR $67,604 Boring, OR $68,041 Bridal Veil, OR $67,936 Brightwood, OR $66,877 Canby, OR $67,416

Cascade Locks, OR $65,919 Clackamas, OR $68,703 Clatskanie, OR $65,798 Colton, OR $66,896 Columbia City, OR $67,499 Corbett, OR $67,603 Donald, OR $67,011 Dufur, OR $63,866

Eagle Creek, OR $67,749 Estacada, OR $66,732 Fairview, OR $68,585 Gervais, OR $66,300 Gladstone, OR $68,679 Government Camp, OR $65,661 Grass Valley, OR $63,663 Gresham, OR $68,564

Hood River, OR $65,543 Hubbard, OR $66,670 Kent, OR $63,519 Lake Oswego, OR $68,845 Marylhurst, OR $68,756 Maupin, OR $63,595 Molalla, OR $66,339 Moro, OR $63,797

Mosier, OR $64,867 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $65,300 Mulino, OR $67,337 Odell, OR $65,393 Oregon City, OR $68,198 Rainier, OR $66,754 Rhododendron, OR $66,261 Rufus, OR $63,994

Saint Helens, OR $67,284 Warren, OR $67,659 Deer Island, OR $67,044 Sandy, OR $67,226 Scappoose, OR $67,568 Shaniko, OR $63,729 The Dalles, OR $64,219 Troutdale, OR $68,324

Tualatin, OR $68,526 Tygh Valley, OR $64,155 Vernonia, OR $66,548 Wasco, OR $63,850 Welches, OR $66,549 West Linn, OR $68,527 Wilsonville, OR $68,100 Woodburn, OR $66,444

Happy Valley, OR $68,796 Damascus, OR $68,453 Amity, OR $66,135 Arch Cape, OR $64,393 Astoria, OR $64,810 Banks, OR $67,462 Bay City, OR $64,663 Beaver, OR $64,993

Buxton, OR $67,052 Cannon Beach, OR $64,364 Carlton, OR $66,301 Cloverdale, OR $64,591 Cornelius, OR $67,966 Dayton, OR $66,344 Dundee, OR $66,878 Forest Grove, OR $67,426

Gales Creek, OR $66,675 Garibaldi, OR $64,669 Gaston, OR $67,078 Hammond, OR $64,075 Hebo, OR $64,801 Hillsboro, OR $68,154 Manning, OR $67,125 Lafayette, OR $66,425

Mcminnville, OR $66,100 Manzanita, OR $64,585 Nehalem, OR $64,756 Newberg, OR $67,474 North Plains, OR $67,842 Oceanside, OR $64,441 Pacific City, OR $64,594 Rockaway Beach, OR $64,582

Saint Paul, OR $66,634 Seaside, OR $64,938 Sherwood, OR $68,175 Tillamook, OR $65,039 Netarts, OR $64,501 Timber, OR $66,643 Tolovana Park, OR $64,374 Warrenton, OR $64,346

Wheeler, OR $64,749 Yamhill, OR $66,508 Neskowin, OR $64,561 Portland, OR $68,859 Salem, OR $66,355 Keizer, OR $66,367 Albany, OR $65,701 Alsea, OR $64,584

Aumsville, OR $66,228 Blodgett, OR $64,657 Brownsville, OR $65,014 Cascadia, OR $64,247 Corvallis, OR $65,545 Crabtree, OR $65,635 Crawfordsville, OR $64,981 Dallas, OR $66,024

Depoe Bay, OR $64,335 Detroit, OR $64,079 Eddyville, OR $64,312 Falls City, OR $65,701 Foster, OR $64,751 Gates, OR $65,315 Grand Ronde, OR $65,429 Halsey, OR $65,025

Idanha, OR $64,131 Independence, OR $66,271 Jefferson, OR $66,130 Lebanon, OR $65,080 Logsden, OR $64,582 Lyons, OR $65,453 Mill City, OR $65,459 Monmouth, OR $65,850

Mount Angel, OR $66,283 Neotsu, OR $64,637 Newport, OR $64,211 South Beach, OR $64,001 Lincoln City, OR $64,558 Otis, OR $64,685 Otter Rock, OR $64,222 Philomath, OR $64,886

Rickreall, OR $66,283 Rose Lodge, OR $64,749 Saint Benedict, OR $66,274 Scio, OR $65,746 Scotts Mills, OR $66,118 Seal Rock, OR $63,925 Shedd, OR $64,999 Sheridan, OR $65,877

Siletz, OR $64,461 Silverton, OR $66,138 Stayton, OR $65,957 Mehama, OR $65,781 Sublimity, OR $66,065 Sweet Home, OR $64,868 Gleneden Beach, OR $64,405 Tangent, OR $65,116

Tidewater, OR $64,156 Toledo, OR $64,230 Turner, OR $66,239 Waldport, OR $64,004 Willamina, OR $65,651 Eugene, OR $65,435 Agness, OR $63,342 Allegany, OR $63,418

Alvadore, OR $65,372 Azalea, OR $64,082 Bandon, OR $63,467 Blachly, OR $64,815 Blue River, OR $63,813 Broadbent, OR $63,370 Brookings, OR $63,737 Camas Valley, OR $63,405

Canyonville, OR $63,879 Cheshire, OR $65,056 Coos Bay, OR $63,437 Coquille, OR $63,442 Cottage Grove, OR $64,837 Crescent Lake, OR $63,526 Creswell, OR $65,221 Culp Creek, OR $64,565

Curtin, OR $64,789 Days Creek, OR $63,795 Deadwood, OR $64,546 Dexter, OR $65,033 Dillard, OR $63,607 Dorena, OR $64,371 Drain, OR $64,555 Elkton, OR $64,101

Elmira, OR $65,142 Fall Creek, OR $64,947 Florence, OR $64,044 Gardiner, OR $63,523 Glendale, OR $63,949 Glide, OR $63,678 Gold Beach, OR $63,545 Harrisburg, OR $65,271

Idleyld Park, OR $63,523 Junction City, OR $65,229 Lakeside, OR $63,544 Langlois, OR $63,405 Lorane, OR $64,964 Lowell, OR $64,939 Mapleton, OR $64,180 Marcola, OR $65,143

Pleasant Hill, OR $65,318 Monroe, OR $64,938 Myrtle Creek, OR $63,613 Myrtle Point, OR $63,394 North Bend, OR $63,439 Noti, OR $64,924 Oakland, OR $64,002 Oakridge, OR $64,296

Ophir, OR $63,538 Port Orford, OR $63,451 Powers, OR $63,438 Reedsport, OR $63,887 Riddle, OR $63,743 Roseburg, OR $63,699 Scottsburg, OR $63,775 Springfield, OR $65,303

Sixes, OR $63,398 Sutherlin, OR $64,034 Swisshome, OR $64,251 Tenmile, OR $63,469 Thurston, OR $65,333 Tiller, OR $63,852 Umpqua, OR $63,645 Veneta, OR $65,087

Vida, OR $64,591 Walterville, OR $64,897 Walton, OR $64,683 Wedderburn, OR $63,582 Westfir, OR $64,510 Westlake, OR $63,862 Wilbur, OR $63,758 Winchester, OR $63,763

Winston, OR $63,481 Wolf Creek, OR $64,066 Yachats, OR $64,017 Yoncalla, OR $64,376 Medford, OR $65,146 Central Point, OR $65,054 White City, OR $64,645 Ashland, OR $64,674

Butte Falls, OR $64,258 Cave Junction, OR $64,076 Eagle Point, OR $64,783 Gold Hill, OR $64,900 Grants Pass, OR $64,390 Jacksonville, OR $64,782 Kerby, OR $64,176 Merlin, OR $63,975

Murphy, OR $64,636 O Brien, OR $64,044 Phoenix, OR $65,125 Prospect, OR $64,096 Rogue River, OR $64,606 Selma, OR $64,016 Shady Cove, OR $64,693 Talent, OR $65,001

Trail, OR $64,199 Wilderville, OR $64,151 Williams, OR $64,581 Klamath Falls, OR $64,084 Crater Lake, OR $63,396 Adel, OR $63,722 Beatty, OR $63,560 Bly, OR $63,621

Bonanza, OR $63,675 Chiloquin, OR $63,668 Dairy, OR $63,640 Fort Klamath, OR $63,647 Keno, OR $64,110 Lakeview, OR $63,775 Malin, OR $63,757 Merrill, OR $63,784

Midland, OR $63,852 New Pine Creek, OR $63,918 Paisley, OR $63,618 Plush, OR $63,692 Silver Lake, OR $63,595 Sprague River, OR $63,613 Summer Lake, OR $63,535 Christmas Valley, OR $63,641

Bend, OR $63,789 Fields, OR $63,709 Ashwood, OR $63,505 Brothers, OR $63,564 Burns, OR $63,718 Princeton, OR $63,598 Diamond, OR $63,556 Camp Sherman, OR $63,604

Chemult, OR $63,558 Crane, OR $63,668 Crescent, OR $63,525 Culver, OR $63,653 Fort Rock, OR $63,604 Frenchglen, OR $63,550 Gilchrist, OR $63,648 Hines, OR $63,732

La Pine, OR $63,717 Madras, OR $63,697 Mitchell, OR $63,555 Paulina, OR $63,580 Post, OR $63,551 Powell Butte, OR $63,703 Prineville, OR $63,706 Redmond, OR $63,796

Riley, OR $63,548 Sisters, OR $63,605 Terrebonne, OR $63,732 Warm Springs, OR $63,617 Pendleton, OR $65,758 Adams, OR $64,468 Arlington, OR $63,735 Athena, OR $65,903

Baker City, OR $63,774 Bates, OR $63,597 Boardman, OR $65,464 Bridgeport, OR $63,610 Canyon City, OR $63,699 Condon, OR $63,584 Cove, OR $63,708 Dayville, OR $63,630

Echo, OR $65,944 Elgin, OR $63,720 Enterprise, OR $63,573 Fossil, OR $63,594 Haines, OR $63,735 Halfway, OR $63,597 Helix, OR $67,456 Heppner, OR $63,624

Hereford, OR $63,638 Hermiston, OR $67,823 Lexington, OR $64,794 Oxbow, OR $63,309 Imbler, OR $63,755 Imnaha, OR $63,151 Ione, OR $63,718 Irrigon, OR $67,378

John Day, OR $63,802 Joseph, OR $63,499 Kimberly, OR $63,611 La Grande, OR $63,793 Long Creek, OR $63,622 Lostine, OR $63,651 Meacham, OR $63,735 Mikkalo, OR $63,814

Milton Freewater, OR $65,292 Monument, OR $63,609 Mount Vernon, OR $63,695 North Powder, OR $63,708 Pilot Rock, OR $63,941 Prairie City, OR $63,742 Richland, OR $63,533 Seneca, OR $63,703

Spray, OR $63,607 Stanfield, OR $67,645 Summerville, OR $63,728 Sumpter, OR $63,675 Ukiah, OR $63,613 Umatilla, OR $68,148 Union, OR $63,721 Unity, OR $63,709

Wallowa, OR $63,739 Weston, OR $64,643 Adrian, OR $62,655 Arock, OR $63,325 Brogan, OR $63,584 Drewsey, OR $63,663 Durkee, OR $63,540 Harper, OR $63,404

Huntington, OR $63,590 Ironside, OR $63,617 Jamieson, OR $63,415 Jordan Valley, OR $63,335 Juntura, OR $63,616 Nyssa, OR $62,961 Ontario, OR $63,097 Riverside, OR $63,551

Vale, OR $63,433 Westfall, OR $63,636

Chaplain Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Chaplain roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Chaplain positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Chaplain as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Chaplain

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$80,083	$39.0	20%

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

Understanding how a 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 July 01, 2026

$59,499

Average $66,736/year

$71,655

$4,958

Average $5,561/month

$5,971

$1,144

Average $1,283/week

$1,378

$29

Average $32/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,655	$5,971	$1,378	$34
Average	$66,736	$5,561	$1,283	$32
25th Percentile	$59,499	$4,958	$1,144	$29

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