Pay Scale

• According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the highest-paid theologians make salaries of $114,380 or more per year, as of May 2010, while the lowest-paid theology professors make less than $33,420. The median salary for those working in this field is $62,330, with the middle 50 percent earning between $46,110 and $84,040 per year.
  
  

Employer

• The average salary for theologians and other professors of philosophy and religion at the college level is $69,150 per year as of 2010, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average salary, however, tends to vary by the type of institution in which the theologian teachers. According to the bureau, those employed by four-year colleges and universities make an average salary of $69,460 per year. Those employed in two-year junior or community colleges made only slightly less on average. The bureau indicates that these theologians make $67,600 annually.
  
  

Location

• Location also provides an indication of the average salary made by theologians. According to the BLS, the highest-paid theologians are employed in the state of Rhode Island and make an average salary of $95,720 per year. Those employed in New York make an average of $89,150 per year. New York has the second-highest number of theologians. California is the state with the largest number of employed theologians. The average salary for those working in California is $84,560 per year. Those employed in Texas make $66,010.
  
  

Job Outlook

• According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs for theologians, along with all post-secondary teachers, will grow by 15 percent during the decade from 2008 to 2018. The bureau indicates that expansion of the population will result in increased numbers of college students and, thus, the need for more professors. Theologians and philosophy professors make up a small portion of the total population of college professors, but are employed in both religious and non-religious institutions of higher learning. Opportunities for professors in this field should be available during this period.