Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Court, Municipal, and License Clerks salaries across 51 states

$49,432

National Average (Median)

$66,130

Highest: District of Columbia

$36,960

Lowest: Arkansas

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Salary by State

Compare Court, Municipal, and License Clerks salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$36,960

$66,130

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $38,360 AK $54,270 AZ $48,700 AR $36,960 CA $63,320 CO $50,410 CT $60,480 DE $44,600 DC $66,130 FL $47,100 GA $42,960 HI $51,890 ID $48,450 IL $46,920 IN $46,350 IA $48,280 KS $44,740 KY $43,680 LA $46,570 ME $48,580 MD $58,380 MA $61,730 MI $48,690 MN $56,520 MS $37,210 MO $41,020 MT $45,680 NE $48,420 NV $56,680 NH $46,590 NJ $53,700 NM $46,960 NY $53,500 NC $49,110 ND $53,850 OH $48,030 OK $39,120 OR $61,300 PA $44,830 RI $61,670 SC $43,460 SD $43,850 TN $44,720 TX $46,580 UT $51,130 VT $53,000 VA $45,650 WA $64,680 WV $37,810 WI $51,920 WY $46,540

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

District of Columbia

$66,130

Washington

$64,680

California

$63,320

Massachusetts

$61,730

Rhode Island

$61,670

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	District of Columbia	$66,130	$69,620	50
2	Washington	$64,680	$66,090	3,450
3	California	$63,320	$67,330	12,460
4	Massachusetts	$61,730	$64,540	4,360
5	Rhode Island	$61,670	$63,290	660
6	Oregon	$61,300	$61,470	1,820
7	Connecticut	$60,480	$60,960	1,300
8	Maryland	$58,380	$59,800	2,360
9	Nevada	$56,680	$59,390	1,250
10	Minnesota	$56,520	$59,170	5,360
11	Alaska	$54,270	$56,980	650
12	North Dakota	$53,850	$55,060	600
13	New Jersey	$53,700	$56,090	5,710
14	New York	$53,500	$61,150	11,850
15	Vermont	$53,000	$55,870	890
16	Wisconsin	$51,920	$54,660	1,240
17	Hawaii	$51,890	$55,960	510
18	Utah	$51,130	$55,100	1,280
19	Colorado	$50,410	$52,240	7,920
20	North Carolina	$49,110	$51,810	5,240
21	Arizona	$48,700	$51,140	3,560
22	Michigan	$48,690	$50,620	5,620
23	Maine	$48,580	$52,490	1,150
24	Idaho	$48,450	$50,490	1,500
25	Nebraska	$48,420	$55,300	1,210
26	Iowa	$48,280	$50,470	2,390
27	Ohio	$48,030	$50,040	9,550
28	Florida	$47,100	$49,220	11,180
29	New Mexico	$46,960	$47,720	1,040
30	Illinois	$46,920	$51,240	8,370
31	New Hampshire	$46,590	$49,850	550
32	Texas	$46,580	$46,510	15,730
33	Louisiana	$46,570	$48,430	2,900
34	Wyoming	$46,540	$49,200	770
35	Indiana	$46,350	$46,530	3,460
36	Montana	$45,680	$45,840	1,340
37	Virginia	$45,650	$48,120	4,610
38	Pennsylvania	$44,830	$49,180	3,320
39	Kansas	$44,740	$45,710	1,290
40	Tennessee	$44,720	$47,100	3,050
41	Delaware	$44,600	$44,720	980
42	South Dakota	$43,850	$44,750	920
43	Kentucky	$43,680	$44,480	2,370
44	South Carolina	$43,460	$45,710	2,020
45	Georgia	$42,960	$44,990	5,750
46	Missouri	$41,020	$44,380	4,760
47	Oklahoma	$39,120	$43,230	2,730
48	Alabama	$38,360	$42,040	2,050
49	West Virginia	$37,810	$39,780	1,590
50	Mississippi	$37,210	$42,050	2,950
51	Arkansas	$36,960	$39,310	2,090

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Court, Municipal, and License Clerks keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS