The annual salary statistics of judicial law clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of judicial law clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $40,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judicial law clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,820.
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 | $75,740 | 10.55% | 54.67% |
| 2021 | $67,750 | -0.61% | - |
| 2020 | $68,160 | 12.54% | - |
| 2018 | $59,610 | 7.62% | - |
| 2017 | $55,070 | 1.63% | - |
| 2016 | $54,170 | -5.61% | - |
| 2015 | $57,210 | -2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $58,370 | 40.77% | - |
| 2013 | $34,570 | 0.69% | - |
| 2012 | $34,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,740, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for judicial law clerks in state of Tennessee, followed by Knoxville (median annual salary $44,030). In comparison, the median annual salary of judicial law clerks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 41.9 percent (41.9%) higher than that in Knoxville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis |