The annual salary statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks in Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 | $35,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of court, municipal, and license clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,730 | 1.62% | 14.39% |
| 2021 | $47,940 | 3.25% | - |
| 2020 | $46,380 | 0.22% | - |
| 2019 | $46,280 | -0.76% | - |
| 2018 | $46,630 | 2.90% | - |
| 2017 | $45,280 | -4.51% | - |
| 2016 | $47,320 | 5.83% | - |
| 2015 | $44,560 | 0.20% | - |
| 2014 | $44,470 | 3.24% | - |
| 2013 | $43,030 | 3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $41,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,730, Des Moines-West Des Moines is the second highest paying city for court, municipal, and license clerks in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Cedar Rapids (median annual salary of $48,980). Compared with Cedar Rapids, the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in Des Moines-West Des Moines is .5 percent (.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Ames | |
| Iowa City | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Dubuque | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island |