23 Series · SOC 23-1012

Judicial Law Clerks

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$60,400

per year

Median Hourly

$29.04/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$69,850

average

Employment

13,220

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$42,000$49,840$60,400$78,060$113,150
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$20.19$23.96$29.04$37.53$54.40
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$42,000

25th Percentile

$49,840

Median

$60,400

75th Percentile

$78,060

90th Percentile

$113,150

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New York $127,780 +112% above national
2 Connecticut $96,260 +59% above national
3 Arkansas $94,490 +56% above national
4 North Dakota $89,080 +47% above national
5 Tennessee $80,440 +33% above national
6 Washington $80,260 +33% above national
7 California $76,410 +27% above national
8 Idaho $71,690 +19% above national
9 Maine $68,540 +13% above national
10 Nevada $66,120 +9% above national
11 Colorado $65,270 +8% above national
12 Delaware $63,450 +5% above national
13 Missouri $62,900 +4% above national
14 Iowa $62,390 +3% above national
15 Texas $61,950 +3% above national
16 South Carolina $60,190 same as national
17 Arizona $59,710 1% below national
18 Louisiana $58,690 3% below national
19 Michigan $58,320 3% below national
20 New Jersey $54,040 11% below national
21 Wisconsin $53,940 11% below national
22 Florida $53,930 11% below national
23 Georgia $53,000 12% below national
24 Utah $50,490 16% below national
25 Indiana $49,930 17% below national
26 West Virginia $49,220 19% below national
27 Ohio $49,110 19% below national
28 Hawaii $48,460 20% below national
29 Nebraska $47,960 21% below national
30 Pennsylvania $47,950 21% below national
31 Kansas $46,950 22% below national
32 Montana $44,920 26% below national
33 Mississippi $43,680 28% below national
34 Oregon $41,120 32% below national
35 Oklahoma $38,480 36% below national
36 Kentucky $37,680 38% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $127,780 +112% above national
2 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $102,710 +70% above national
3 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $99,490 +65% above national
4 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $92,870 +54% above national
5 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $86,090 +43% above national
6 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $85,340 +41% above national
7 Knoxville, TN $80,440 +33% above national
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $80,260 +33% above national
9 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $76,410 +27% above national
10 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $75,010 +24% above national
11 Columbia, SC $73,490 +22% above national
12 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $71,760 +19% above national
13 Boise City, ID $71,690 +19% above national
14 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $70,940 +17% above national
15 Richmond, VA $68,440 +13% above national
16 Albuquerque, NM $66,560 +10% above national
17 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $65,950 +9% above national
18 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $65,270 +8% above national
19 Lincoln, NE $63,980 +6% above national
20 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $63,130 +5% above national
21 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $62,960 +4% above national
22 St. Louis, MO-IL $62,900 +4% above national
23 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $62,060 +3% above national
24 Charleston, WV $60,390 same as national
25 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $60,170 same as national
26 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $59,150 2% below national
27 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $58,650 3% below national
28 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $58,410 3% below national
29 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,690 6% below national
30 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $55,910 7% below national
31 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $55,790 8% below national
32 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $55,170 9% below national
33 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $54,230 10% below national
34 Jacksonville, FL $54,080 10% below national
35 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $54,040 11% below national
36 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,000 11% below national
37 Green Bay, WI $53,940 11% below national
38 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $53,640 11% below national
39 Tallahassee, FL $50,480 16% below national
40 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,220 19% below national
41 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,220 19% below national
42 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $49,110 19% below national
43 Ogden, UT $48,860 19% below national
44 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $48,800 19% below national
45 Pittsburgh, PA $47,950 21% below national
46 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $47,230 22% below national
47 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $45,480 25% below national
48 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $44,760 26% below national
49 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $44,650 26% below national
50 Tucson, AZ $43,930 27% below national
51 Cleveland, OH $43,330 28% below national
52 Oklahoma City, OK $41,600 31% below national
53 Omaha, NE-IA $37,630 38% below national
54 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,480 41% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.