Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary in Kansas City, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks in Kansas City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks in Kansas City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Kansas City, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,370
25th Percentile Wage
$34,680
50th Percentile Wage
$38,950
75th Percentile Wage
$47,440
90th Percentile Wage
$59,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Kansas City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,370.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of court, municipal, and license clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$38,950
5.65% 27.73%
2021
$36,750
-0.38% -
2020
$36,890
14.94% -
2019
$31,380
2.68% -
2018
$30,540
1.44% -
2017
$30,100
-0.66% -
2016
$30,300
6.57% -
2015
$28,310
-0.81% -
2014
$28,540
1.79% -
2013
$28,030
-0.43% -
2012
$28,150
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Table 2. Compare Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary in Kansas City with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,950, Kansas City is the highest paying city for court, municipal, and license clerks in state of Missouri, followed by Columbia (median annual salary $35,840). In comparison, the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in Kansas City is 8.0 percent (8.0%) higher than that in Columbia.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kansas City
$38,950
Columbia
$35,840
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$35,760
St Louis
$35,670
Jefferson City
$35,590
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$34,660
Springfield
$33,050
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$32,760
St Joseph
$32,210
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$31,300
Joplin
$30,710
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$30,470
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$30,120

See also: Top paying jobs in Kansas City, Missouri.