The annual salary statistics of judicial law clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of judicial law clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $35,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judicial law clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,860.
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 | $64,480 | 6.89% | 21.76% |
| 2021 | $60,040 | 12.72% | - |
| 2020 | $52,400 | 2.25% | - |
| 2019 | $51,220 | -5.88% | - |
| 2017 | $54,230 | 1.44% | - |
| 2016 | $53,450 | -0.45% | - |
| 2014 | $53,690 | 4.06% | - |
| 2013 | $51,510 | 2.06% | - |
| 2012 | $50,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,480, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for judicial law clerks in state of Louisiana, followed by Lafayette (median annual salary $56,810). In comparison, the median annual salary of judicial law clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 11.9 percent (11.9%) higher than that in Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lafayette | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Baton Rouge |