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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
159,760 0.8 % $ 22.25 $ 46,280 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.57 $ 17.52 $ 21.22 $ 25.00 $ 30.60
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,310 $ 36,440 $ 44,140 $ 51,990 $ 63,640


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) 116,410 2.17 $ 21.98 $ 45,730
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 40,430 1.90 $ 23.47 $ 48,810
Other Support Services 2,140 0.68 $ 15.25 $ 31,720
Employment Services 200 0.01 $ 15.49 $ 32,220
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 120 0.05 $ 15.06 $ 31,320

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) 116,410 2.17 $ 21.98 $ 45,730
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 40,430 1.90 $ 23.47 $ 48,810
Other Support Services 2,140 0.68 $ 15.25 $ 31,720
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 120 0.05 $ 15.06 $ 31,320
Automobile Dealers 70 0.01 $ 18.62 $ 38,730

Top paying industries for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 40,430 1.90 $ 23.47 $ 48,810
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 116,410 2.17 $ 21.98 $ 45,730
Elementary and Secondary Schools 50 (7) $ 20.10 $ 41,810
Automobile Dealers 70 0.01 $ 18.62 $ 38,730
Individual and Family Services 70 (7) $ 18.14 $ 37,720


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.



Map of employment of court, municipal, and license clerks by state, May 2022


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)
Texas 15,090 1.16 1.07 $ 19.85 $ 41,280
California 12,620 0.72 0.66 $ 27.25 $ 56,670
Florida 10,800 1.17 1.09 $ 20.51 $ 42,660
New York 10,060 1.10 1.02 $ 28.89 $ 60,080
Ohio 9,860 1.83 1.70 $ 20.79 $ 43,230


Map of location quotient of court, municipal, and license clerks by state, May 2022


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 910 3.09 2.86 $ 22.92 $ 47,680
Mississippi 2,830 2.50 2.32 $ 17.40 $ 36,190
Montana 1,160 2.36 2.19 $ 18.54 $ 38,570
Wyoming 620 2.32 2.15 $ 21.15 $ 43,980
Minnesota 6,390 2.26 2.09 $ 25.19 $ 52,400


Map of annual mean wages of court, municipal, and license clerks by state, May 2022


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)
New York 10,060 1.10 1.02 $ 28.89 $ 60,080
Washington 2,990 0.88 0.81 $ 27.86 $ 57,960
California 12,620 0.72 0.66 $ 27.25 $ 56,670
Massachusetts 2,190 0.61 0.57 $ 27.24 $ 56,670
Connecticut 1,270 0.78 0.72 $ 26.58 $ 55,280



Map of employment of court, municipal, and license clerks by area, May 2022


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 10,010 1.09 1.01 $ 30.00 $ 62,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,800 2.01 1.86 $ 25.94 $ 53,960
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,310 1.08 1.00 $ 21.08 $ 43,840
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 3,290 3.34 3.09 $ 21.09 $ 43,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,240 0.85 0.79 $ 20.87 $ 43,420
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,110 0.70 0.65 $ 26.19 $ 54,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,070 1.17 1.08 $ 23.23 $ 48,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,670 0.44 0.41 $ 27.73 $ 57,670
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 2,570 1.38 1.28 $ 21.53 $ 44,790
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 2,530 1.63 1.51 $ 24.47 $ 50,900


Map of location quotient of court, municipal, and license clerks by area, May 2022


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)
Carson City, NV 150 5.05 4.67 $ 20.37 $ 42,360
Dover, DE 300 4.55 4.21 $ 18.27 $ 38,010
Grand Junction, CO 280 4.39 4.07 $ 26.07 $ 54,230
Greeley, CO 410 3.84 3.55 $ 21.41 $ 44,530
Pueblo, CO 230 3.67 3.40 $ 21.09 $ 43,870
Duluth, MN-WI 440 3.58 3.31 $ 24.01 $ 49,940
Port St. Lucie, FL 550 3.52 3.26 $ 18.69 $ 38,880
Sebring, FL 90 3.41 3.16 $ 18.21 $ 37,880
Trenton, NJ 800 3.37 3.12 $ 25.29 $ 52,600
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 3,290 3.34 3.09 $ 21.09 $ 43,870


Map of annual mean wages of court, municipal, and license clerks by area, May 2022


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 2,160 0.90 0.84 $ 32.24 $ 67,050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 460 0.41 0.38 $ 31.86 $ 66,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,130 0.55 0.51 $ 30.95 $ 64,380
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 10,010 1.09 1.01 $ 30.00 $ 62,400
Wenatchee, WA 50 1.02 0.95 $ 28.83 $ 59,960
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 270 0.68 0.63 $ 28.74 $ 59,770
Barnstable Town, MA 100 1.04 0.96 $ 28.63 $ 59,550
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 130 1.44 1.33 $ 28.47 $ 59,210
Reno, NV 230 0.94 0.87 $ 28.06 $ 58,360
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 180 1.49 1.37 $ 27.98 $ 58,200

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 710 2.59 2.40 $ 17.69 $ 36,800
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 660 3.96 3.67 $ 18.46 $ 38,390
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 650 2.02 1.87 $ 20.28 $ 42,180
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 610 3.28 3.04 $ 23.55 $ 48,980
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 600 4.16 3.85 $ 17.19 $ 35,760

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 370 5.89 5.46 $ 18.12 $ 37,690
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 390 5.76 5.33 $ 21.46 $ 44,640
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 390 5.74 5.31 $ 22.52 $ 46,840
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 280 4.74 4.39 $ 17.15 $ 35,680
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 200 4.64 4.30 $ 23.42 $ 48,700

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 130 2.08 1.92 $ 28.23 $ 58,710
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 190 1.87 1.73 $ 25.92 $ 53,910
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 270 2.16 2.00 $ 25.71 $ 53,480
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 340 2.79 2.58 $ 25.52 $ 53,080
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 110 1.78 1.64 $ 25.47 $ 52,970


About May 2022 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.

(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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023