The annual salary statistics of judicial law clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of judicial law clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $52,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judicial law clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judicial law clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,790 | -0.52% | 12.84% |
| 2021 | $60,100 | 3.83% | - |
| 2020 | $57,800 | -5.87% | - |
| 2019 | $61,190 | 0.51% | - |
| 2018 | $60,880 | 22.60% | - |
| 2016 | $47,120 | -66.74% | - |
| 2015 | $78,570 | 26.00% | - |
| 2014 | $58,140 | 22.21% | - |
| 2013 | $45,230 | -15.21% | - |
| 2012 | $52,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,790, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for judicial law clerks in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary $47,890). In comparison, the median annual salary of judicial law clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |