Highest-paying Cities for Judicial Law Clerks

The top 100 highest paying cities for judicial law clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of judicial law clerks in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $114,090, Nassau-Suffolk, New York is the highest paying city for judicial law clerks. It is followed by Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York (average annual salary $106,510). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of judicial law clerks in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Judicial Law Clerks

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$114,090	$22,450	40
2	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$106,510	$43,370	90
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$91,500	$68,380	40
4	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$88,960	$55,060	50
5	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$88,960	$57,490	140
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$80,400	$74,330	180
7	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$79,400	$48,990	30
8	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$76,810	$59,310	210
9	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$75,740	$40,820	420
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$75,370	$49,910	1,040
11	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$72,350	$47,080	230
12	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$72,210	$57,600	60
13	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$71,020	$57,720	170
14	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$70,300	$55,240	100
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$69,040	$58,110	860
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$68,460	$49,700	320
17	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$66,050	$44,140	60
18	Rochester, New York	$65,340	$37,090	40
19	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$65,020	$64,160	80
20	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$64,480	$35,860	40
21	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$64,470	$44,440	50
22	Tacoma, Washington	$62,930	$49,410	70
23	Charleston, West Virginia	$62,510	$49,130	30
24	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$62,290	$51,100	120
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$61,350	$41,110	850
26	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$60,520	$49,090	160
27	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$60,370	$45,810	70
28	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$60,320	$40,920	n/a
29	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$59,790	$52,300	230
30	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$59,570	$42,000	80
31	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$59,200	$49,570	110
32	Olympia, Washington	$59,170	$44,260	110
33	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$58,970	$46,430	320
34	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$58,970	$53,680	40
35	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$57,420	$47,270	230
36	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$56,930	$37,860	80
37	Lafayette, Louisiana	$56,810	$36,500	30
38	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$56,570	$45,110	60
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$54,810	$40,580	190
40	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$53,520	$42,610	40
41	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$53,420	$51,420	600
42	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$53,200	$36,320	50
43	Fresno, California	$52,930	$35,360	250
44	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$52,920	$43,780	60
45	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$52,820	$50,720	40
46	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$52,390	$37,070	50
47	Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$52,260	$40,570	40
48	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$52,240	$41,440	210
49	Visalia-Porterville, California	$51,740	$51,740	60
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$51,670	$38,700	500
51	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$51,450	$46,500	40
52	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$51,430	$41,230	50
53	St Louis, Missouri	$51,400	$46,500	50
54	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$50,020	$39,590	90
55	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$49,940	$38,140	n/a
56	Kansas City, Missouri	$49,130	$29,340	30
57	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$48,940	$33,000	60
58	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$48,700	$39,500	240
59	Columbus, Ohio	$48,690	$23,990	30
60	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$48,600	$28,570	30
61	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$48,460	$48,450	180
62	Camden, New Jersey	$48,460	$48,450	70
63	Wilmington, New Jersey	$48,450	$36,870	110
64	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$48,280	$23,360	30
65	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$48,240	$39,740	90
66	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$47,890	$40,840	110
67	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$47,870	$32,000	30
68	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$47,700	$39,570	60
69	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$47,510	$43,540	40
70	Spokane, Washington	$47,230	$39,760	30
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$47,090	$36,820	190
72	Dayton, Ohio	$46,780	$39,780	50
73	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$46,600	$40,740	100
74	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$46,520	$21,550	180
75	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$46,300	$40,660	120
76	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$46,000	$32,540	60
77	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$45,980	$28,070	140
78	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$45,320	$38,670	180
79	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$45,230	$34,670	n/a
80	Salisbury, Maryland	$45,000	$33,830	90
81	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$44,800	$33,660	660
82	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$44,770	$35,810	40
83	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$44,720	$35,840	60
84	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$44,550	$38,670	100
85	Jacksonville, Florida	$44,510	$34,010	70
86	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$44,370	$44,370	50
87	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$44,370	$44,370	70
88	Knoxville, Tennessee	$44,030	$34,350	40
89	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$43,480	$41,370	n/a
90	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$43,390	$21,500	30
91	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$43,000	$37,980	40
92	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$42,970	$40,210	30
93	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$42,960	$31,990	40
94	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$42,230	$34,080	280
95	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$42,210	$30,320	40
96	Tallahassee, Florida	$41,830	$30,890	150
97	Salt Lake City, Utah	$40,890	$35,440	220
98	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$40,830	$25,000	40
99	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$39,960	$35,440	40
100	Richmond, Virginia	$39,590	$28,090	60

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