Court, Municipal, and License Clerks salary
The median pay for court, municipal, and license clerks in the United States is $48,700 a year. About 179,750 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,300
- 25th percentile
- $40,810
- Median percentile
- $48,700
- 75th percentile
- $60,840
- 90th percentile
- $73,820
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $66,130
- Washington $64,680
- California $63,320
- Massachusetts $61,730
- Rhode Island $61,670
- Oregon $61,300
- Connecticut $60,480
- Maryland $58,380
- Nevada $56,680
- Minnesota $56,520
- Alaska $54,270
- North Dakota $53,850
- New Jersey $53,700
- New York $53,500
- Vermont $53,000
- Wisconsin $51,920
- Hawaii $51,890
- Utah $51,130
- Colorado $50,410
- North Carolina $49,110
- Arizona $48,700
- Michigan $48,690
- Maine $48,580
- Idaho $48,450
- Nebraska $48,420
- Iowa $48,280
- Ohio $48,030
- Florida $47,100
- New Mexico $46,960
- Illinois $46,920
- New Hampshire $46,590
- Texas $46,580
- Louisiana $46,570
- Wyoming $46,540
- Indiana $46,350
- Montana $45,680
- Virginia $45,650
- Pennsylvania $44,830
- Kansas $44,740
- Tennessee $44,720
- Delaware $44,600
- South Dakota $43,850
- Kentucky $43,680
- South Carolina $43,460
- Georgia $42,960
- Missouri $41,020
- Oklahoma $39,120
- Alabama $38,360
- West Virginia $37,810
- Mississippi $37,210
- Arkansas $36,960
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $83,490
- Seattle, WA $77,860
- San Francisco, CA $77,750
- Madison, WI $75,990
- Wenatchee, WA $73,760
- Modesto, CA $65,640
- Los Angeles, CA $64,610
- Riverside, CA $64,550
- Salinas, CA $63,830
- Santa Rosa, CA $63,720
- Bremerton, WA $63,600
- Kennewick, WA $63,270
- Barnstable Town, MA $63,250
- Oxnard, CA $63,240
- Sacramento, CA $63,240
- Stockton, CA $63,240
- Vallejo, CA $63,240
- San Luis Obispo, CA $63,160
- Bridgeport, CT $63,120
- Boston, MA $62,850
- Salem, OR $62,830
- Mount Vernon, WA $62,730
- Norwich, CT $62,730
- Santa Maria, CA $62,380
- Portland, OR $62,350
- Walla Walla, WA $62,170
- Waterbury, CT $62,070
- Bellingham, WA $61,890
- Bend, OR $61,690
- Las Vegas, NV $61,680
- Boulder, CO $61,370
- El Centro, CA $61,330
- Yakima, WA $61,290
- Springfield, MA $61,080
- Olympia, WA $60,990
- Fresno, CA $60,850
- New Haven, CT $60,650
- Santa Cruz, CA $60,570
- Kiryas Joel, NY $60,510
- Hartford, CT $60,480
- Yuba City, CA $60,010
- Eugene, OR $59,930
- Providence, RI $59,920
- Albany, OR $59,370
- New York, NY $59,320
- San Diego, CA $59,310
- Worcester, MA $59,260
- Redding, CA $59,250
- Medford, OR $58,790
- Fairbanks, AK $58,780
- Asheville, NC $58,730
- Baltimore, MD $58,670
- Grand Junction, CO $58,540
- Milwaukee, WI $58,370
- Longview, WA $58,290
- Ames, IA $57,800
- Janesville, WI $57,790
- Salisbury, MD $57,480
- Vineland, NJ $57,470
- Merced, CA $57,450
- Iowa City, IA $57,320
- Des Moines, IA $57,300
- Buffalo, NY $57,260
- Minneapolis, MN $57,180
- Pittsfield, MA $57,080
- Mankato, MN $56,940
- Amherst Town, MA $56,920
- Ithaca, NY $56,740
- Rochester, NY $56,680
- Burlington, VT $56,480
- Grand Island, NE $56,450
- St. Cloud, MN $56,410
- Lexington Park, MD $56,360
- Dubuque, IA $56,290
- Duluth, MN $56,220
- Minot, ND $55,780
- Omaha, NE $55,590
- Rochester, MN $55,450
- Reno, NV $55,440
- Bakersfield, CA $55,220
- Cedar Rapids, IA $54,710
- Atlantic City, NJ $54,440
- Logan, UT $54,360
- Raleigh, NC $54,360
- Hanford, CA $54,310
- Appleton, WI $54,120
- Lincoln, NE $53,950
- Grand Forks, ND $53,880
- Anchorage, AK $53,540
- Salt Lake City, UT $53,350
- Trenton, NJ $53,320
- Washington, DC $53,210
- Kenosha, WI $52,130
- Colorado Springs, CO $51,920
- Green Bay, WI $51,810
- Battle Creek, MI $51,770
- Austin, TX $51,700
- Flint, MI $51,550
- Durham, NC $51,490
- Monroe, MI $51,400
- Visalia, CA $51,150
- Wilmington, NC $51,140
- Denver, CO $51,110
- Bismarck, ND $51,090
- Burlington, NC $50,960
- Greensboro, NC $50,960
- Portland, ME $50,880
- Kingston, NY $50,820
- Detroit, MI $50,520
- Sheboygan, WI $50,520
- Tucson, AZ $50,500
- Naples, FL $50,150
- Goldsboro, NC $50,120
- Cleveland, OH $50,060
- Pinehurst, NC $50,060
- Winston, NC $49,970
- Nashville, TN $49,960
- Chattanooga, TN $49,920
- Spokane, WA $49,920
- Shreveport, LA $49,910