Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary Information in Pennsylvania

The average annual salaries for court, municipal, and license clerks in the state of Pennsylvania are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks among Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,330
25th Percentile Wage
$32,170
50th Percentile Wage
$41,670
75th Percentile Wage
$53,790
90th Percentile Wage
$68,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $29,330.

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
$41,670
7.25% 19.01%
2021
$38,650
-2.41% -
2020
$39,580
2.35% -
2019
$38,650
0.67% -
2018
$38,390
2.58% -
2017
$37,400
5.35% -
2016
$35,400
2.57% -
2015
$34,490
-0.26% -
2014
$34,580
-0.98% -
2013
$34,920
3.35% -
2012
$33,750
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Pennsylvania Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in some Pennsylvania cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in state of Pennsylvania ranges from $27,980 to $48,620. The highest paying area for court, municipal, and license clerks in Pennsylvania is Newark-Union with a median annual salary of $48,620. The second highest paying city/area in Pennsylvania State is Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (mean annual salary $47,770). The lowest paying area is Lancaster with a median annual salary of $27,980.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$48,620
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$47,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$46,870
Pittsburgh
$43,280
Philadelphia
$42,040
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$40,160
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$39,380
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,120
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,620
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,620
Reading
$36,210
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,260
Johnstown
$32,350
York-Hanover
$31,870
Erie
$31,550
Altoona
$30,040
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$29,030
Lancaster
$27,980