Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
43-4031 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Perform clerical duties for courts of law, municipalities, or governmental licensing agencies and bureaus. May prepare docket of cases to be called; secure information for judges and court; prepare draft agendas or bylaws for town or city council; answer official correspondence; keep fiscal records and accounts; issue licenses or permits; and record data, administer tests, or collect fees. Clerks of Court are classified in “Managers, All Other” (11-9199).
National estimates for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Industry profile for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Geographic profile for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
National estimates for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 157,960 |
0.6 % |
$ 23.44 |
$ 48,760 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 15.48 |
$ 18.20 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 27.41 |
$ 32.37 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 32,190 |
$ 37,850 |
$ 46,110 |
$ 57,010 |
$ 67,330 |
Industry profile for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
114,370 |
2.08 |
$ 23.34 |
$ 48,550 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
40,480 |
1.91 |
$ 24.13 |
$ 50,190 |
| Other Support Services |
1,950 |
0.60 |
$ 16.47 |
$ 34,260 |
| Automobile Dealers |
200 |
0.02 |
$ 20.03 |
$ 41,650 |
| Employment Services |
100 |
0.00 |
$ 16.53 |
$ 34,380 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
114,370 |
2.08 |
$ 23.34 |
$ 48,550 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
40,480 |
1.91 |
$ 24.13 |
$ 50,190 |
| Other Support Services |
1,950 |
0.60 |
$ 16.47 |
$ 34,260 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
100 |
0.03 |
$ 15.54 |
$ 32,320 |
| Automobile Dealers |
200 |
0.02 |
$ 20.03 |
$ 41,650 |
Top paying industries for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 29.36 |
$ 61,060 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
40,480 |
1.91 |
$ 24.13 |
$ 50,190 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
114,370 |
2.08 |
$ 23.34 |
$ 48,550 |
| Individual and Family Services |
40 |
(7) |
$ 20.18 |
$ 41,970 |
| Automobile Dealers |
200 |
0.02 |
$ 20.03 |
$ 41,650 |
Geographic profile for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
13,380 |
0.75 |
0.72 |
$ 29.81 |
$ 62,000 |
| Texas |
10,670 |
0.79 |
0.76 |
$ 21.17 |
$ 44,040 |
| New York |
10,470 |
1.11 |
1.07 |
$ 29.20 |
$ 60,740 |
| Florida |
9,450 |
0.99 |
0.95 |
$ 21.74 |
$ 45,220 |
| Ohio |
9,270 |
1.69 |
1.63 |
$ 21.95 |
$ 45,650 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
860 |
2.87 |
2.76 |
$ 24.19 |
$ 50,310 |
| Montana |
1,260 |
2.51 |
2.41 |
$ 19.57 |
$ 40,700 |
| Wyoming |
670 |
2.45 |
2.36 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,630 |
| Mississippi |
2,600 |
2.26 |
2.17 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 38,520 |
| Colorado |
6,330 |
2.23 |
2.15 |
$ 24.47 |
$ 50,910 |
Top paying states for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
1,460 |
0.40 |
0.39 |
$ 30.68 |
$ 63,820 |
| California |
13,380 |
0.75 |
0.72 |
$ 29.81 |
$ 62,000 |
| New York |
10,470 |
1.11 |
1.07 |
$ 29.20 |
$ 60,740 |
| Washington |
3,200 |
0.92 |
0.88 |
$ 28.27 |
$ 58,800 |
| Alaska |
440 |
1.40 |
1.34 |
$ 28.19 |
$ 58,630 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,160 |
0.96 |
0.93 |
$ 30.55 |
$ 63,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,440 |
1.80 |
1.73 |
$ 26.32 |
$ 54,740 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,220 |
0.71 |
0.69 |
$ 24.38 |
$ 50,700 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
2,990 |
2.99 |
2.87 |
$ 22.25 |
$ 46,280 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,660 |
0.84 |
0.80 |
$ 22.55 |
$ 46,910 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,590 |
0.95 |
0.92 |
$ 25.47 |
$ 52,970 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,540 |
1.60 |
1.53 |
$ 25.81 |
$ 53,690 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,510 |
0.41 |
0.39 |
$ 29.97 |
$ 62,340 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,500 |
1.32 |
1.27 |
$ 23.22 |
$ 48,290 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,250 |
0.80 |
0.77 |
$ 21.03 |
$ 43,740 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pueblo, CO |
360 |
5.75 |
5.52 |
$ 19.41 |
$ 40,380 |
| Carson City, NV |
150 |
4.91 |
4.72 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,190 |
| Dover, DE |
320 |
4.80 |
4.61 |
$ 19.28 |
$ 40,100 |
| Grand Junction, CO |
300 |
4.54 |
4.36 |
$ 27.52 |
$ 57,240 |
| Greeley, CO |
430 |
3.83 |
3.68 |
$ 22.37 |
$ 46,520 |
| Fort Collins, CO |
650 |
3.74 |
3.59 |
$ 22.12 |
$ 46,010 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
440 |
3.56 |
3.43 |
$ 24.57 |
$ 51,110 |
| Trenton, NJ |
820 |
3.44 |
3.30 |
$ 25.05 |
$ 52,110 |
| Sebring, FL |
90 |
3.33 |
3.20 |
$ 19.14 |
$ 39,810 |
| Charleston, WV |
310 |
3.00 |
2.88 |
$ 17.53 |
$ 36,460 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,950 |
0.81 |
0.77 |
$ 35.71 |
$ 74,280 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
510 |
0.44 |
0.43 |
$ 34.83 |
$ 72,450 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
170 |
1.75 |
1.68 |
$ 32.03 |
$ 66,620 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,160 |
0.56 |
0.53 |
$ 31.49 |
$ 65,500 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
360 |
1.31 |
1.26 |
$ 31.39 |
$ 65,300 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
100 |
0.83 |
0.80 |
$ 31.14 |
$ 64,780 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
870 |
0.32 |
0.30 |
$ 31.13 |
$ 64,750 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
240 |
0.59 |
0.57 |
$ 30.72 |
$ 63,900 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,160 |
0.96 |
0.93 |
$ 30.55 |
$ 63,550 |
| Modesto, CA |
110 |
0.59 |
0.57 |
$ 30.17 |
$ 62,750 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
