Judicial Law Clerks salary
The median pay for judicial law clerks in the United States is $64,920 a year. About 13,290 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,180
- 25th percentile
- $52,870
- Median percentile
- $64,920
- 75th percentile
- $80,420
- 90th percentile
- $113,140
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
- Massachusetts $143,350
- New York $133,320
- Connecticut $98,670
- Oregon $86,870
- North Dakota $85,530
- Washington $80,240
- Arkansas $80,150
- California $79,030
- Idaho $75,540
- Tennessee $75,190
- Minnesota $71,070
- Maryland $70,110
- Nevada $69,600
- Maine $67,890
- Alaska $67,580
- Colorado $67,230
- Missouri $66,060
- Virginia $65,940
- Delaware $64,720
- Iowa $64,260
- Louisiana $63,180
- Texas $63,130
- Michigan $62,260
- Arizona $60,170
- New Jersey $58,890
- Indiana $57,140
- Florida $55,180
- Georgia $55,120
- Wisconsin $54,250
- West Virginia $52,120
- Utah $51,900
- Pennsylvania $50,590
- South Carolina $50,330
- Ohio $49,840
- Nebraska $49,570
- Montana $47,320
- Hawaii $47,010
- Kansas $45,720
- Oklahoma $44,990
By metro area
- Boston, MA $143,350
- Springfield, MA $143,350
- Albany, NY $136,950
- Hartford, CT $101,890
- Little Rock, AR $97,840
- San Francisco, CA $90,650
- Spokane, WA $84,010
- Riverside, CA $80,420
- Seattle, WA $80,240
- Santa Rosa, CA $79,770
- Sacramento, CA $79,580
- Boise City, ID $75,780
- New Orleans, LA $75,540
- Nashville, TN $74,010
- Richmond, VA $70,520
- Baltimore, MD $70,110
- Washington, DC $70,110
- Austin, TX $69,990
- Minneapolis, MN $69,200
- Denver, CO $67,230
- Lincoln, NE $67,180
- Chicago, IL $66,640
- Bakersfield, CA $66,170
- Virginia Beach, VA $65,260
- St. Louis, MO $64,920
- Des Moines, IA $63,140
- Milwaukee, WI $62,560
- Detroit, MI $62,260
- Atlanta, GA $61,840
- Cincinnati, OH $61,720
- Phoenix, AZ $60,170
- New York, NY $58,890
- Philadelphia, PA $58,890
- Tampa, FL $57,060
- Deltona, FL $56,880
- Jacksonville, FL $56,620
- Salt Lake City, UT $56,080
- Miami, FL $55,620
- Palm Bay, FL $55,000
- Orlando, FL $54,480
- Charleston, WV $52,120
- Tallahassee, FL $51,980
- Indianapolis, IN $51,170
- Ogden, UT $50,960
- Provo, UT $50,790
- Pittsburgh, PA $50,590
- Scranton, PA $48,880
- Allentown, PA $47,260
- Columbia, SC $47,040
- Augusta, GA $46,740
- Tucson, AZ $46,580
- Omaha, NE $44,640
- Cleveland, OH $44,630