California · 2025 pay · 40 people
How much does a protestant chaplain make in California?
$78,883typical pay for a protestant chaplain in 2025
$71,530 – $83,795what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where protestant chaplains work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid protestant chaplains, 2025
Common questions
How much does a protestant chaplain make in California?
The typical protestant chaplain was paid $78,883 in 2025; most earned between $71,530 and $83,795. This counts all 40 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for protestant chaplains in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Protestant Chaplain, at any level (for example "Protestant Chaplain"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this