The annual salary statistics of judicial law clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of judicial law clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $39,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judicial law clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judicial law clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,700 | 22.81% | -12.73% |
| 2021 | $36,820 | -12.79% | - |
| 2020 | $41,530 | -4.62% | - |
| 2019 | $43,450 | 0.76% | - |
| 2018 | $43,120 | 2.11% | - |
| 2017 | $42,210 | -27.39% | - |
| 2016 | $53,770 | 0.89% | - |
| 2015 | $53,290 | 2.12% | - |
| 2014 | $52,160 | -3.09% | - |
| 2012 | $53,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,700 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for judicial law clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of judicial law clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 27.6 percent (27.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.