Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary Information in Missouri

The average annual salaries for court, municipal, and license clerks in the state of Missouri are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks amongst Missouri metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Missouri (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,810
25th Percentile Wage
$29,520
50th Percentile Wage
$35,120
75th Percentile Wage
$43,410
90th Percentile Wage
$59,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $28,810.

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
$35,120
15.46% 21.64%
2021
$29,690
-29.64% -
2020
$38,490
19.02% -
2019
$31,170
2.89% -
2018
$30,270
3.83% -
2017
$29,110
0.10% -
2016
$29,080
8.18% -
2015
$26,700
-1.20% -
2014
$27,020
1.30% -
2013
$26,670
-3.19% -
2012
$27,520
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Missouri Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in some Missouri cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in state of Missouri ranges from $30,120 to $38,950. The highest paying area for court, municipal, and license clerks in Missouri is Kansas City with a median annual salary of $38,950. The second highest paying city/area in Missouri State is Columbia (mean annual salary $35,840). The lowest paying area is Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $30,120.

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