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Judicial Law Clerks
Full judicial law clerks overview →U.S. mean $72,950 · median $64,920
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #1 | $132,380 | $143,350 | $64 | +81.5% | $82,210–$143,350 |
| New York | #2 | $126,340 | $133,320 | $61 | +73.2% | $82,190–$171,870 |
| Connecticut | #3 | $102,260 | $98,670 | $49 | +40.2% | $61,640–$146,370 |
| North Dakota | #4 | $89,920 | $85,530 | $43 | +23.3% | $70,690–$111,580 |
| Arkansas | #5 | $87,120 | $80,150 | $42 | +19.4% | $47,050–$112,690 |
| Washington | #6 | $85,030 | $80,240 | $41 | +16.6% | $62,400–$113,700 |
| Oregon | #7 | $82,920 | $86,870 | $40 | +13.7% | $77,370–$86,870 |
| Tennessee | #8 | $77,120 | $75,190 | $37 | +5.7% | $50,240–$100,100 |
| California | #9 | $76,070 | $79,030 | $37 | +4.3% | $59,620–$90,680 |
| Maine | #10 | $73,640 | $67,890 | $35 | +0.9% | $67,890–$92,190 |
| Nevada | #11 | $72,800 | $69,600 | $35 | -0.2% | $53,300–$96,610 |
| Maryland | #12 | $72,130 | $70,110 | $35 | -1.1% | $59,900–$90,120 |
| Alaska | #13 | $72,050 | $67,580 | $35 | -1.2% | $62,820–$93,140 |
| Minnesota | #14 | $71,180 | $71,070 | $34 | -2.4% | $64,980–$79,850 |
| Virginia | #15 | $70,140 | $65,940 | $34 | -3.9% | $54,310–$89,960 |
| Idaho | #16 | $70,030 | $75,540 | $34 | -4% | $49,480–$79,880 |
| Iowa | #17 | $69,700 | $64,260 | $34 | -4.5% | $55,210–$86,350 |
| Texas | #18 | $67,810 | $63,130 | $33 | -7% | $46,320–$82,400 |
| Georgia | #19 | $66,480 | $55,120 | $32 | -8.9% | $42,260–$78,050 |
| Missouri | #20 | $66,400 | $66,060 | $32 | -9% | $59,530–$74,710 |
| Colorado | #21 | $66,290 | $67,230 | $32 | -9.1% | $61,530–$70,890 |
| Oklahoma | #22 | $65,960 | $44,990 | $32 | -9.6% | $31,200–$125,990 |
| Michigan | #23 | $65,150 | $62,260 | $31 | -10.7% | $48,690–$83,380 |
| Louisiana | #24 | $64,990 | $63,180 | $31 | -10.9% | $40,410–$83,230 |
| Delaware | #25 | $64,300 | $64,720 | $31 | -11.9% | $60,910–$64,720 |
| Arizona | #26 | $62,480 | $60,170 | $30 | -14.4% | $46,580–$77,710 |
| Indiana | #27 | $61,650 | $57,140 | $30 | -15.5% | $38,830–$96,520 |
| New Jersey | #28 | $61,530 | $58,890 | $30 | -15.7% | $58,890–$69,740 |
| Ohio | #29 | $60,080 | $49,840 | $29 | -17.6% | $41,730–$102,440 |
| West Virginia | #30 | $59,970 | $52,120 | $29 | -17.8% | $52,120–$83,890 |
| South Carolina | #31 | $59,310 | $50,330 | $29 | -18.7% | $41,100–$82,490 |
| Nebraska | #32 | $57,240 | $49,570 | $28 | -21.5% | $38,350–$104,860 |
| Wisconsin | #33 | $57,090 | $54,250 | $27 | -21.7% | $48,480–$67,900 |
| Utah | #34 | $56,770 | $51,900 | $27 | -22.2% | $45,430–$85,700 |
| Florida | #35 | $56,650 | $55,180 | $27 | -22.3% | $44,950–$63,730 |
| Hawaii | #36 | $54,200 | $47,010 | $26 | -25.7% | $40,250–$73,840 |
| Montana | #37 | $52,460 | $47,320 | $25 | -28.1% | $44,240–$66,970 |
| Pennsylvania | #38 | $52,010 | $50,590 | $25 | -28.7% | $34,310–$76,250 |
| Kansas | #39 | $48,140 | $45,720 | $23 | -34% | $33,350–$68,920 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.