Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary in Memphis, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks in Memphis, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of court, municipal, and license clerks in Memphis 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 Memphis, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,250
25th Percentile Wage
$31,870
50th Percentile Wage
$37,020
75th Percentile Wage
$45,240
90th Percentile Wage
$50,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Memphis, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,250.

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
$37,020
-0.41% 10.48%
2021
$37,170
6.54% -
2020
$34,740
4.20% -
2019
$33,280
-4.21% -
2018
$34,680
2.42% -
2017
$33,840
2.07% -
2016
$33,140
5.70% -
2015
$31,250
2.24% -
2014
$30,550
2.00% -
2013
$29,940
-10.69% -
2012
$33,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary in Memphis with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,020 in Memphis is in the middle of salary range for court, municipal, and license clerks in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in Memphis is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$46,360
Knoxville
$43,540
Chattanooga
$39,640
Johnson City
$39,380
Jackson
$37,780
Clarksville
$37,750
Morristown
$37,580
Memphis
$37,020
Cleveland
$36,150
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$32,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$31,930
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$28,940
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$28,920

See also: Top paying jobs in Memphis, Tennessee.