Brokerage Clerks
Median $65,750
Occupation · SOC 43-4031
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks: pay and where the jobs are
What court, municipal, and license clerks earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$48,700 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $52,320
- Median hourly wage
- $23.41
- Mean hourly wage
- $25.15
- Employment
- 179,750
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-4031.
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How much do court, municipal, and license clerks make?
The median annual wage for court, municipal, and license clerks was $48,700 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $36,300 and the highest-paid 10% more than $73,820. As an hourly rate, the median is $23.41. About 179,750 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($66,130), Washington ($64,680) and California ($63,320). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for court, municipal, and license clerks looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,300 | $17.45 | $3,025 | $2,612 |
| 25th percentile | $40,810 | $19.62 | $3,401 | $2,914 |
| Median | $48,700 | $23.41 | $4,058 | $3,443 |
| 75th percentile | $60,840 | $29.25 | $5,070 | $4,255 |
| 90th percentile | $73,820 | $35.49 | $6,152 | $5,064 |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks: pay by state
51 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$51,089 take-home in national prices
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$49,763 take-home in national prices
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$48,257 take-home in national prices
Where a median court, municipal, and license clerk paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 50 | $66,130 | $50,720 | $95,000 | $52,464 | $47,737 |
| Washington | 3,450 | $64,680 | $49,970 | $80,720 | $53,253 | $49,763 |
| California | 12,460 | $63,320 | $49,110 | $84,190 | $50,394 | $45,515 |
| Massachusetts | 4,360 | $61,730 | $47,860 | $84,390 | $48,630 | $45,982 |
| Rhode Island | 660 | $61,670 | $48,780 | $82,050 | $49,358 | $48,257 |
| Oregon | 1,820 | $61,300 | $47,520 | $78,790 | $46,993 | $45,464 |
| Connecticut | 1,300 | $60,480 | $43,670 | $78,120 | $47,897 | $46,228 |
| Maryland | 2,360 | $58,380 | $49,810 | $71,850 | $46,681 | $44,476 |
| Nevada | 1,250 | $56,680 | $42,790 | $77,760 | $47,722 | $47,732 |
| Minnesota | 5,360 | $56,520 | $46,340 | $75,950 | $45,025 | $45,655 |
| Alaska | 650 | $54,270 | $36,810 | $78,580 | $45,515 | $44,466 |
| North Dakota | 600 | $53,850 | $38,790 | $74,790 | $45,448 | $51,089 |
| New Jersey | 5,710 | $53,700 | $40,000 | $74,770 | $43,493 | $39,973 |
| New York | 11,850 | $53,500 | $39,740 | $97,120 | $42,613 | $39,485 |
| Vermont | 890 | $53,000 | $44,350 | $70,460 | $43,424 | $44,329 |
| Wisconsin | 1,240 | $51,920 | $44,100 | $75,390 | $42,226 | $44,876 |
| Hawaii | 510 | $51,890 | $43,630 | $72,360 | $41,453 | $37,702 |
| Utah | 1,280 | $51,130 | $39,230 | $77,240 | $41,526 | $42,003 |
| Colorado | 7,920 | $50,410 | $34,950 | $68,900 | $40,953 | $39,740 |
| North Carolina | 5,240 | $49,110 | $37,290 | $71,400 | $40,189 | $42,607 |
| Arizona | 3,560 | $48,700 | $39,870 | $61,770 | $40,487 | $40,214 |
| Michigan | 5,620 | $48,690 | $36,750 | $63,000 | $39,484 | $41,036 |
| Maine | 1,150 | $48,580 | $40,910 | $64,450 | $39,370 | $40,566 |
| Idaho | 1,500 | $48,450 | $37,900 | $63,500 | $39,650 | $41,521 |
| Nebraska | 1,210 | $48,420 | $43,150 | $75,010 | $39,762 | $44,129 |
| Iowa | 2,390 | $48,280 | $37,790 | $63,610 | $39,790 | $45,339 |
| Ohio | 9,550 | $48,030 | $34,450 | $73,230 | $39,895 | $43,002 |
| Florida | 11,180 | $47,100 | $36,950 | $61,880 | $40,025 | $38,704 |
| New Mexico | 1,040 | $46,960 | $38,230 | $57,970 | $38,860 | $42,142 |
| Illinois | 8,370 | $46,920 | $35,450 | $75,230 | $37,702 | $37,718 |
| New Hampshire | 550 | $46,590 | $36,830 | $71,700 | $39,615 | $38,031 |
| Texas | 15,730 | $46,580 | $36,220 | $60,120 | $39,607 | $40,808 |
| Louisiana | 2,900 | $46,570 | $32,060 | $65,300 | $38,588 | $43,747 |
| Wyoming | 770 | $46,540 | $38,260 | $65,740 | $39,575 | $42,696 |
| Indiana | 3,460 | $46,350 | $31,900 | $60,570 | $38,084 | $40,807 |
| Montana | 1,340 | $45,680 | $37,030 | $60,090 | $37,494 | $39,615 |
| Virginia | 4,610 | $45,650 | $40,410 | $61,450 | $37,049 | $36,644 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,320 | $44,830 | $35,440 | $67,490 | $36,793 | $37,709 |
| Kansas | 1,290 | $44,740 | $36,260 | $59,860 | $36,432 | $40,449 |
| Tennessee | 3,050 | $44,720 | $32,880 | $60,690 | $38,113 | $41,485 |
| Delaware | 980 | $44,600 | $35,620 | $53,610 | $36,039 | $36,109 |
| South Dakota | 920 | $43,850 | $34,490 | $58,260 | $37,413 | $42,234 |
| Kentucky | 2,370 | $43,680 | $34,830 | $54,640 | $35,866 | $39,780 |
| South Carolina | 2,020 | $43,460 | $30,050 | $64,760 | $36,515 | $38,950 |
| Georgia | 5,750 | $42,960 | $34,010 | $60,740 | $35,303 | $36,662 |
| Missouri | 4,760 | $41,020 | $33,970 | $60,530 | $34,149 | $37,602 |
| Oklahoma | 2,730 | $39,120 | $29,260 | $60,390 | $32,398 | $36,882 |
| Alabama | 2,050 | $38,360 | $29,140 | $57,130 | $31,445 | $35,402 |
| West Virginia | 1,590 | $37,810 | $28,580 | $50,370 | $31,586 | $35,293 |
| Mississippi | 2,950 | $37,210 | $29,510 | $59,850 | $31,322 | $36,022 |
| Arkansas | 2,090 | $36,960 | $28,410 | $50,600 | $30,997 | $35,655 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-4031. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.