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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks salary in Washington, DC

The median court, municipal, and license clerks in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $53,210 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,368 a month.

10th percentile
$43,690
25th percentile
$48,680
Median percentile
$53,210
75th percentile
$61,680
90th percentile
$73,930

Based on 2,040 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,411 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,210
Federal income tax−$4,205
Social Security + Medicare−$4,071
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$4,523
Monthly take-home$3,368
Every two weeks$1,554

Does it go far here?

$48,869Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All court, municipal, and license clerks salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia