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Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of court, municipal, and license clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,350
25th Percentile Wage
$28,350
50th Percentile Wage
$29,030
75th Percentile Wage
$43,370
90th Percentile Wage
$59,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,350.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of court, municipal, and license clerks from 2012 to 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$29,030
-47.23% 36.03%
2020
$42,740
1.61% -
2019
$42,050
3.71% -
2018
$40,490
3.90% -
2017
$38,910
4.63% -
2016
$37,110
49.34% -
2013
$18,800
1.22% -
2012
$18,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,030 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for court, municipal, and license clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 40.3 percent (40.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.

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

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