Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary Information in Florida

The average annual salaries for court, municipal, and license clerks in the state of Florida are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks among Florida cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Florida (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,780
25th Percentile Wage
$35,910
50th Percentile Wage
$37,930
75th Percentile Wage
$45,530
90th Percentile Wage
$58,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $31,780.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of court, municipal, and license clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,930
0.50% 17.06%
2021
$37,740
-4.29% -
2020
$39,360
2.64% -
2019
$38,320
3.18% -
2018
$37,100
2.16% -
2017
$36,300
4.38% -
2016
$34,710
5.16% -
2015
$32,920
3.74% -
2014
$31,690
2.34% -
2013
$30,950
-1.65% -
2012
$31,460
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Florida Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in some Florida cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in state of Florida ranges from $31,280 to $45,110. The highest paying area for court, municipal, and license clerks in Florida is South Florida nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $45,110. The second highest paying city/area in Florida State is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach (mean annual salary $44,440). The lowest paying area is Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $31,280.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$45,110
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$44,440
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$43,430
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$42,520
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$42,250
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$39,550
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$38,840
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$38,420
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$38,130
Punta Gorda
$38,100
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$37,950
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$37,870
Naples-Marco Island
$37,210
Homosassa Springs
$36,940
Ocala
$36,420
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$36,390
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$36,230
Jacksonville
$36,230
The Villages
$36,160
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$36,140
Port St Lucie
$36,140
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$36,140
Tallahassee
$36,110
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$35,910
Sebring
$35,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$35,550
Gainesville
$35,500
Palm Coast
$32,040
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$31,500
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$31,280