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Judicial Law Clerks salary in Detroit, MI

The median judicial law clerks in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $62,260 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,130 a month.

10th percentile
$45,750
25th percentile
$49,830
Median percentile
$62,260
75th percentile
$80,330
90th percentile
$80,330

Based on 120 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

$49,560 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,260
Federal income tax−$5,291
Social Security + Medicare−$4,763
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,646
Monthly take-home$4,130
Every two weeks$1,906

Does it go far here?

$62,075Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

All judicial law clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan