The annual salary statistics of judicial law clerks in Salisbury, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of judicial law clerks in Salisbury 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 | $33,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judicial law clerks in Salisbury, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judicial law clerks from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $45,000 | 1.73% | -20.93% |
| 2018 | $44,220 | 5.11% | - |
| 2017 | $41,960 | -29.69% | - |
| 2016 | $54,420 | 0.39% | - |
| 2015 | $54,210 | -0.39% | - |
| 2012 | $54,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,000, Salisbury is the lowest paying city for judicial law clerks in state of Maryland, following city of Baltimore-Towson (median annual salary of $60,370). In comparison, the median annual salary of judicial law clerks in Salisbury is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Baltimore-Towson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Salisbury |