What are the main factors that influence an US Army Chaplain's salary?

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

How does experience change an US Army Chaplain's salary?

An US Army Chaplain's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,645 for beginners, reaching about $64,100 at mid-level, and approach $67,920 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an US Army Chaplain?

US Army Chaplain salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for US Army Chaplain roles are District of Columbia $70,971, California $70,702, Massachusetts $69,760. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of US Army Chaplain roles make?

Salaries for US Army Chaplain level roles vary by specialization: U.S. Army Medic: $236,501; Us Army Officer: $92,318; U.S. Army E-5: $84,285; U.S. Army Army Chaplain: $64,258; Us Army Military Police: $61,480.

How do different companies affect an US Army Chaplain's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for US Army 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.

US Army Chaplain Salary in the United States

How much does an US Army Chaplain make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an US Army Chaplain in the United States is $64,100 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,641
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,649 to $72,758
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,955

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US Army Chaplain Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,758	$6,063	$1,399	$35
Average	$64,100	$5,342	$1,233	$31
25th Percentile	$55,649	$4,637	$1,070	$27

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Key Factors That Influence US Army Chaplain Salaries

An US Army 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 Experience Level Affects US Army Chaplain Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an US Army Chaplain's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $60,645
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,901
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,100
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,665
Expert (over 8 years): $67,920

Levels	Salary
Entry Level US Army Chaplain	$60,645
Intermediate Level US Army Chaplain	$60,901
Senior Level US Army Chaplain	$64,100
Specialist Level US Army Chaplain	$67,665
Expert Level US Army Chaplain	$67,920

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

District of Columbia: $70,971.
California: $70,702.
Massachusetts: $69,760.

District of Columbia $70,971 California $70,702 Massachusetts $69,760 Washington $69,504 New Jersey $69,478 Alaska $69,388 Connecticut $68,504 New York $68,145

Hawaii $66,997 Rhode Island $66,459 Maryland $66,093 Minnesota $65,593 Colorado $65,401 Illinois $65,337 Oregon $65,093 Delaware $64,914

New Hampshire $64,801 Virginia $64,549 Pennsylvania $63,811 Nevada $63,440 North Dakota $63,318 Michigan $63,126 Wisconsin $63,055 Vermont $62,914

Texas $62,523 Maine $62,497 Arizona $62,459 Ohio $62,414 Georgia $61,824 Indiana $61,529 Wyoming $61,472 Utah $61,382

Iowa $61,344 Kansas $61,036 Louisiana $60,946 North Carolina $60,914 Missouri $60,901 Florida $60,651 Montana $60,517 Nebraska $60,389

Kentucky $60,318 South Carolina $60,062 Tennessee $59,901 Idaho $59,837 New Mexico $59,369 Oklahoma $59,267 Alabama $58,889 South Dakota $58,254

Arkansas $57,908 West Virginia $57,722 Mississippi $57,164

Top Paying Cities for US Army 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: $80,849
San Francisco: $80,054
Oakland: $78,279

San Jose, CA $80,849

San Francisco, CA $80,054

Oakland, CA $78,279

New York, NY $74,285

Queens Village, NY $73,805

Paramus, NJ $73,292

Passaic, NJ $73,228

Bergenfield, NJ $73,164

Stamford, CT $73,067

Huntington, NY $73,003

Newark, NJ $72,587

Bridgeport, CT $72,459

New Brunswick, NJ $72,247

Vallejo, CA $72,112

Middlesex, NJ $72,074

Somerset, NJ $72,016

Petaluma, CA $71,869

Santa Cruz, CA $71,619

Boston, MA $71,491

Monterey, CA $71,170

Fairbanks, AK $71,125

Los Angeles, CA $71,003

Washington, DC $70,971

Seattle, WA $70,856

Santa Rosa, CA $70,843

Juneau, AK $70,657

Orange, CA $70,446

Anchorage, AK $70,330

Anaheim, CA $70,286

Santa Ana, CA $70,189

Nassau, NY $70,151

Long Beach, CA $70,125

Danbury, CT $70,106

Santa Maria, CA $69,888

Everett, WA $69,875

Bremerton, WA $69,561

Trenton, NJ $69,439

Sacramento, CA $69,414

San Diego, CA $69,382

Brockton, MA $69,356

Tacoma, WA $69,330

Santa Barbara, CA $69,241

Lowell, MA $68,984

New Suffolk, NY $68,959

Nashua, NH $68,882

Lompoc, CA $68,779

Ventura, CA $68,715

Stockton, CA $68,696

New Haven, CT $68,568

Atlantic City, NJ $68,401

Hartford, CT $68,260

Modesto, CA $68,228

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,087

New Britain, CT $68,055

Olympia, WA $67,965

Kennewick, WA $67,965

New London, CT $67,952

Norwich, CT $67,933

Lawrence, MA $67,901

Bakersfield, CA $67,722

Riverside, CA $67,632

New Bedford, MA $67,632

Richland, WA $67,568

Portsmouth, NH $67,516

Vineland, NJ $67,504

San Bernardino, CA $67,452

Boulder, CO $67,273

Worcester, MA $67,222

Portland, OR $67,164

Saint Paul, MN $67,087

Minneapolis, MN $67,087

Philadelphia, PA $66,997

Honolulu, HI $66,657

Springfield, MA $66,433

Providence, RI $66,427

Chicago, IL $66,241

Bellingham, WA $66,164

Baltimore, MD $66,093

Chico, CA $65,933

Wilmington, DE $65,824

Pittsfield, MA $65,760

Manchester, NH $65,638

Spokane, WA $65,356

Denver, CO $65,350

Albany, NY $65,049

Troy, NY $65,023

Schenectady, NY $64,888

Burlington, VT $64,747

Portland, ME $64,523

Salem, OR $64,472

Yakima, WA $64,459

Ann Arbor, MI $64,440

Rochester, MN $64,260

Fresno, CA $64,228

Reno, NV $64,228

Milwaukee, WI $64,170

Detroit, MI $64,106

Allentown, PA $64,087

Carson City, NV $64,081

Houston, TX $63,985

Colorado Springs, CO $63,978

Syracuse, NY $63,946

Eugene, OR $63,824

Bismarck, ND $63,747

Gary, IN $63,747

Galveston, TX $63,747

Springfield, OR $63,696

Medford, OR $63,542

Fort Collins, CO $63,517

Austin, TX $63,465

Mesa, AZ $63,331

Phoenix, AZ $63,318

Dallas, TX $63,299

Reading, PA $63,260

Saint Cloud, MN $63,235

Concord, NH $63,177

Madison, WI $63,151

Utica, NY $62,978

Raleigh, NC $62,927

Las Vegas, NV $62,920

Rochester, NY $62,876

Des Moines, IA $62,869

Atlanta, GA $62,767

Battle Creek, MI $62,747

Salt Lake City, UT $62,728

Lancaster, PA $62,632

Champaign, IL $62,619

Harrisburg, PA $62,542

Durham, NC $62,485

Kansas City, MO $62,478

Kansas City, KS $62,465

Fort Worth, TX $62,459

Boca Raton, FL $62,433

Cleveland, OH $62,427

Columbus, OH $62,414

Pittsburgh, PA $62,408

Richmond, VA $62,382

Indianapolis, IN $62,369

Cincinnati, OH $62,286

Petersburg, VA $62,190

Billings, MT $62,049

Lansing, MI $62,049

Huntsville, AL $62,049

Lebanon, PA $62,042

Dayton, OH $62,036

Pueblo, CO $62,036

Appleton, WI $62,017

Buffalo, NY $61,991

Racine, WI $61,959

Charlotte, NC $61,953

Saint Louis, MO $61,933

Springfield, IL $61,908

Elkhart, IN $61,895

York, PA $61,895

Gastonia, NC $61,888

Benton Harbor, MI $61,888

Beaumont, TX $61,850

Lorain, OH $61,837

Toledo, OH $61,812

Binghamton, NY $61,779

Rock Hill, SC $61,773

Rockford, IL $61,741

Fargo, ND $61,709

Elyria, OH $61,709

Flagstaff, AZ $61,664

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,626

Miami, FL $61,587

Duluth, MN $61,485

Bangor, ME $61,401

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,331

Louisville, KY $61,299

Grand Rapids, MI $61,286

Hialeah, FL $61,280

Casper, WY $61,190

Scranton, PA $61,113

New Orleans, LA $61,094

Virginia Beach, VA $61,087

Akron, OH $61,055

Peoria, IL $60,972

Sarasota, FL $60,959

Green Bay, WI $60,914

Baton Rouge, LA $60,882

Charleston, SC $60,869

Nashville, TN $60,850

Jamestown, NY $60,837

Davenport, IA $60,837

Tucson, AZ $60,805

Cheyenne, WY $60,786

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,767

Tampa, FL $60,754

Omaha, NE $60,741

Port Arthur, TX $60,715

Evansville, IN $60,715

Bradenton, FL $60,690

Santa Fe, NM $60,574

Orlando, FL $60,510

Clearwater, FL $60,440

Canton, OH $60,305

La Crosse, WI $60,305

Grand Forks, ND $60,286

Albuquerque, NM $60,267

Tulsa, OK $60,267

Newport News, VA $60,260

High Point, NC $60,241

Ogden, UT $60,215

Corpus Christi, TX $60,164

Laramie, WY $60,126

Norfolk, VA $60,126

Rock Island, IL $60,087

Saginaw, MI $60,074

Jacksonville, FL $60,068

Salisbury, NC $60,055

Memphis, TN $60,042

Moline, IL $60,010

Fort Myers, FL $59,991

Waterloo, IA $59,908

Spartanburg, SC $59,844

Lincoln, NE $59,812

Fort Wayne, IN $59,799

Birmingham, AL $59,728

Cedar Falls, IA $59,715

Provo, UT $59,709

Springfield, OH $59,703

San Antonio, TX $59,690

Greensboro, NC $59,664

South Bend, IN $59,658

Winston Salem, NC $59,651

Boise, ID $59,632

Savannah, GA $59,587

Muskegon, MI $59,472

Lima, OH $59,395

Lake Charles, LA $59,369

Anderson, IN $59,357

Lexington, KY $59,337

Augusta, GA $59,318

Greenville, SC $59,318

Wichita, KS $59,260

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,260

Columbia, SC $59,203

Bloomington, IN $59,042

Roanoke, VA $59,004

Asheville, NC $58,921

Knoxville, TN $58,812

Shreveport, LA $58,805

Wilmington, NC $58,722

Frankfort, KY $58,600

Oklahoma City, OK $58,555

Chillicothe, OH $58,530

Longview, TX $58,523

Topeka, KS $58,504

Mobile, AL $58,408

Terre Haute, IN $58,382

Erie, PA $58,376

Altoona, PA $58,344

Melbourne, FL $58,324

Amarillo, TX $58,299

Killeen, TX $58,280

Fayetteville, AR $58,228

Sioux Falls, SD $58,183

Chattanooga, TN $58,145

Idaho Falls, ID $58,139

Gainesville, FL $58,004

Portsmouth, OH $57,972

Little Rock, AR $57,959

Lynchburg, VA $57,959

Lafayette, LA $57,933

Youngstown, OH $57,933

Temple, TX $57,908

Daytona Beach, FL $57,895

Clarksville, TN $57,889

Pensacola, FL $57,882

Hopkinsville, KY $57,690

Charleston, WV $57,684

Florence, SC $57,651

Sioux City, IA $57,613

Macon, GA $57,427

Tallahassee, FL $57,421

Fayetteville, NC $57,408

Waco, TX $57,395

Wichita Falls, TX $57,395

Pine Bluff, AR $57,369

Vincennes, IN $57,248

Lubbock, TX $57,222

Great Falls, MT $57,184

Alamogordo, NM $57,177

Abilene, TX $57,126

Rapid City, SD $57,043

Monroe, LA $57,043

Albany, GA $57,004

Huntington, WV $56,998

Jackson, MS $56,991

Greenville, MS $56,985

Parkersburg, WV $56,921

Montgomery, AL $56,908

Johnstown, PA $56,895

Springfield, MO $56,844

Biloxi, MS $56,812

Sumter, SC $56,677

Columbus, GA $56,671

Twin Falls, ID $56,632

Pascagoula, MS $56,549

Kingsport, TN $56,382

Gulfport, MS $56,363

Alexandria, LA $56,152

Fort Smith, AR $55,991

El Paso, TX $55,818

Helena, MT $55,735

Las Cruces, NM $55,530

Harlingen, TX $55,350

Pocatello, ID $55,293

Florence, AL $55,273

Brownsville, TX $55,261

Dothan, AL $55,158

Mcallen, TX $55,126

Columbus, MS $54,652

Altus, OK $54,357

Lawton, OK $54,235

Pierre, SD $54,004

What Skills Can Increase an US Army 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 an US Army 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	$75,638	18%
Analysis	$70,510	10%
Commitment	$66,664	4%
Presentation	$66,664	4%
Programming	$66,664	4%
Curriculum Development	$66,023	3%

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How Education impacts an US Army Chaplain's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many US Army 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 an US Army Chaplain with a Bachelor's Degree is between $49,183 and $56,844).

US Army Chaplain Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for US Army 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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US Army Chaplain Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an US Army 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 January 01, 2026

$55,649

Average $64,100/year

$72,758

$4,637

Average $5,342/month

$6,063

$1,070

Average $1,233/week

$1,399

$27

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,758	$6,063	$1,399	$35
Average	$64,100	$5,342	$1,233	$31
25th Percentile	$55,649	$4,637	$1,070	$27

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Salary Trends for US Army Chaplain

Salaries for an US Army Chaplain can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,989 in 2023 to around $54,080 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of US Army Chaplain salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of US Army Chaplain Over Time

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2023

$55,989

2024

$55,274

2025

$54,080

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2023	$55,989
2024	$55,274
2025	$54,080
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