Court, Municipal, and License Clerks pay in the U.S.
$52,320avg. a year
$25.15 an hour · 179,750 employed
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in the U.S. earn an average of $52,320 a year and a median of $48,700. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($69,620) and lowest in Arkansas ($39,310).
$48,700Median pay
$25.15Average hourly
+20%Avg. pay since 2020
179,750Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for court, municipal, and license clerks
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
150 jobs
District of Columbia
$69,620
$33.47 an hour
212,460 jobs
California
$67,330
$32.37 an hour
33,450 jobs
Washington
$66,090
$31.77 an hour
44,360 jobs
Massachusetts
$64,540
$31.03 an hour
5660 jobs
Rhode Island
$63,290
$30.43 an hour
61,820 jobs
Oregon
$61,470
$29.55 an hour
711,850 jobs
New York
$61,150
$29.40 an hour
81,300 jobs
Connecticut
$60,960
$29.31 an hour
92,360 jobs
Maryland
$59,800
$28.75 an hour
101,250 jobs
Nevada
$59,390
$28.56 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $80,500 | $38.70 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $80,410 | $38.66 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $74,680 | $35.91 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $68,030 | $32.71 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $67,250 | $32.33 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $67,070 | $32.25 |
| Vallejo, CA | $67,030 | $32.23 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $66,940 | $32.18 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $42,040 | $38,360 | 2,050 |
| Alaska | $56,980 | $54,270 | 650 |
| Arizona | $51,140 | $48,700 | 3,560 |
| Arkansas | $39,310 | $36,960 | 2,090 |
| California | $67,330 | $63,320 | 12,460 |
| Colorado | $52,240 | $50,410 | 7,920 |
| Connecticut | $60,960 | $60,480 | 1,300 |
| Delaware | $44,720 | $44,600 | 980 |
| District of Columbia | $69,620 | $66,130 | 50 |
| Florida | $49,220 | $47,100 | 11,180 |
| Georgia | $44,990 | $42,960 | 5,750 |
| Hawaii | $55,960 | $51,890 | 510 |
| Idaho | $50,490 | $48,450 | 1,500 |
| Illinois | $51,240 | $46,920 | 8,370 |
| Indiana | $46,530 | $46,350 | 3,460 |
| Iowa | $50,470 | $48,280 | 2,390 |
| Kansas | $45,710 | $44,740 | 1,290 |
| Kentucky | $44,480 | $43,680 | 2,370 |
| Louisiana | $48,430 | $46,570 | 2,900 |
| Maine | $52,490 | $48,580 | 1,150 |
| Maryland | $59,800 | $58,380 | 2,360 |
| Massachusetts | $64,540 | $61,730 | 4,360 |
| Michigan | $50,620 | $48,690 | 5,620 |
| Minnesota | $59,170 | $56,520 | 5,360 |
| Mississippi | $42,050 | $37,210 | 2,950 |
| Missouri | $44,380 | $41,020 | 4,760 |
| Montana | $45,840 | $45,680 | 1,340 |
| Nebraska | $55,300 | $48,420 | 1,210 |
| Nevada | $59,390 | $56,680 | 1,250 |
| New Hampshire | $49,850 | $46,590 | 550 |
| New Jersey | $56,090 | $53,700 | 5,710 |
| New Mexico | $47,720 | $46,960 | 1,040 |
| New York | $61,150 | $53,500 | 11,850 |
| North Carolina | $51,810 | $49,110 | 5,240 |
| North Dakota | $55,060 | $53,850 | 600 |
| Ohio | $50,040 | $48,030 | 9,550 |
| Oklahoma | $43,230 | $39,120 | 2,730 |
| Oregon | $61,470 | $61,300 | 1,820 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,180 | $44,830 | 3,320 |
| Rhode Island | $63,290 | $61,670 | 660 |
| South Carolina | $45,710 | $43,460 | 2,020 |
| South Dakota | $44,750 | $43,850 | 920 |
| Tennessee | $47,100 | $44,720 | 3,050 |
| Texas | $46,510 | $46,580 | 15,730 |
| Utah | $55,100 | $51,130 | 1,280 |
| Vermont | $55,870 | $53,000 | 890 |
| Virginia | $48,120 | $45,650 | 4,610 |
| Washington | $66,090 | $64,680 | 3,450 |
| West Virginia | $39,780 | $37,810 | 1,590 |
| Wisconsin | $54,660 | $51,920 | 1,240 |
| Wyoming | $49,200 | $46,540 | 770 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$64,520
9,340 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$53,860
4,590 jobsDenver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$53,870
3,600 jobsMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$52,430
3,350 jobsMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$59,700
3,100 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$48,720
3,030 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$49,700
2,840 jobsBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
$65,880
2,580 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do court, municipal, and license clerks make?
The average is $52,320 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $48,700 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $25.15, and the median is $23.41 an hour.
Which state pays court, municipal, and license clerks the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $69,620 a year. The best-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $80,500.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $36,300 a year, and the top 10% earn over $73,820.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-4031. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.