Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
23-1012 Judicial Law Clerks
Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents. Excludes “Lawyers” (23-1011) and “Paralegals and Legal Assistants” (23-2011).
National estimates for Judicial Law Clerks
Industry profile for Judicial Law Clerks
Geographic profile for Judicial Law Clerks
National estimates for Judicial Law Clerks:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Judicial Law Clerks:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 14,800 |
1.6 % |
$ 30.16 |
$ 62,730 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Judicial Law Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.56 |
$ 20.95 |
$ 24.40 |
$ 35.76 |
$ 49.08 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,520 |
$ 43,580 |
$ 50,750 |
$ 74,390 |
$ 102,080 |
Industry profile for Judicial Law Clerks:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Judicial Law Clerks are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Judicial Law Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Judicial Law Clerks:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Judicial Law Clerks:
Top paying industries for Judicial Law Clerks:
Geographic profile for Judicial Law Clerks:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Judicial Law Clerks are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Judicial Law Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Judicial Law Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pennsylvania |
970 |
0.17 |
1.66 |
$ 22.35 |
$ 46,500 |
| Georgia |
680 |
0.16 |
1.48 |
$ 19.63 |
$ 40,830 |
| Tennessee |
550 |
0.18 |
1.74 |
$ 33.13 |
$ 68,920 |
| Washington |
530 |
0.17 |
1.58 |
$ 35.54 |
$ 73,920 |
| New Jersey |
500 |
0.13 |
1.24 |
$ 25.62 |
$ 53,290 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Judicial Law Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
250 |
0.38 |
3.61 |
$ 25.80 |
$ 53,670 |
| Utah |
480 |
0.31 |
2.91 |
$ 20.11 |
$ 41,830 |
| Alaska |
70 |
0.22 |
2.09 |
$ 26.51 |
$ 55,130 |
| Delaware |
100 |
0.22 |
2.08 |
$ 24.73 |
$ 51,430 |
| Connecticut |
340 |
0.22 |
2.07 |
$ 37.34 |
$ 77,680 |
Top paying states for Judicial Law Clerks:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
340 |
0.22 |
2.07 |
$ 37.34 |
$ 77,680 |
| Illinois |
300 |
0.05 |
0.50 |
$ 35.80 |
$ 74,450 |
| Washington |
530 |
0.17 |
1.58 |
$ 35.54 |
$ 73,920 |
| North Dakota |
40 |
0.10 |
0.94 |
$ 34.67 |
$ 72,120 |
| Tennessee |
550 |
0.18 |
1.74 |
$ 33.13 |
$ 68,920 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Judicial Law 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 |
660 |
0.08 |
0.72 |
$ 32.58 |
$ 67,760 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
500 |
0.19 |
1.81 |
$ 24.47 |
$ 50,910 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
480 |
0.19 |
1.77 |
$ 19.72 |
$ 41,030 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
440 |
0.45 |
4.28 |
$ 36.17 |
$ 75,230 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
290 |
0.16 |
1.49 |
$ 28.17 |
$ 58,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
270 |
0.06 |
0.61 |
$ 31.78 |
$ 66,090 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
240 |
0.23 |
2.22 |
$ 20.30 |
$ 42,230 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
240 |
0.32 |
3.02 |
$ 20.88 |
$ 43,430 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
180 |
0.08 |
0.74 |
$ 40.31 |
$ 83,840 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
160 |
0.13 |
1.21 |
$ 22.23 |
$ 46,230 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Judicial Law Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Tallahassee, FL |
150 |
0.89 |
8.50 |
$ 21.24 |
$ 44,180 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
110 |
0.48 |
4.59 |
$ 18.41 |
$ 38,290 |
| Eau Claire, WI |
40 |
0.48 |
4.52 |
$ 22.54 |
$ 46,890 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
440 |
0.45 |
4.28 |
$ 36.17 |
$ 75,230 |
| Charleston, WV |
30 |
0.34 |
3.26 |
$ 29.05 |
$ 60,420 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
90 |
0.33 |
3.10 |
$ 19.78 |
$ 41,140 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
240 |
0.32 |
3.02 |
$ 20.88 |
$ 43,430 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
160 |
0.31 |
2.95 |
$ 27.16 |
$ 56,490 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL |
60 |
0.30 |
2.83 |
$ 23.22 |
$ 48,300 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
80 |
0.27 |
2.58 |
$ 29.07 |
$ 60,470 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Judicial Law Clerks:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
140 |
0.26 |
2.45 |
$ 40.97 |
$ 85,220 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
180 |
0.08 |
0.74 |
$ 40.31 |
$ 83,840 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
60 |
0.16 |
1.50 |
$ 37.93 |
$ 78,880 |
| Reno, NV |
30 |
0.13 |
1.25 |
$ 37.21 |
$ 77,400 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 36.25 |
$ 75,400 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
440 |
0.45 |
4.28 |
$ 36.17 |
$ 75,230 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 35.54 |
$ 73,920 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
90 |
0.10 |
0.92 |
$ 34.41 |
$ 71,570 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
660 |
0.08 |
0.72 |
$ 32.58 |
$ 67,760 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
270 |
0.06 |
0.61 |
$ 31.78 |
$ 66,090 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Judicial Law Clerks:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Judicial Law Clerks:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Judicial Law Clerks:
About May 2021 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.
(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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
