The annual salary statistics of judicial law clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of judicial law clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $49,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judicial law clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judicial law clerks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $75,370 | 1.91% | 35.82% |
| 2020 | $73,930 | 1.97% | - |
| 2019 | $72,470 | 2.28% | - |
| 2018 | $70,820 | 29.91% | - |
| 2017 | $49,640 | 2.56% | - |
| 2016 | $48,370 | 1.57% | - |
| 2015 | $47,610 | -1.60% | - |
| 2012 | $48,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,370 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for judicial law clerks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of judicial law clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.2 percent (38.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.