Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary in Tacoma, Washington

The annual salary statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of court, municipal, and license clerks in Tacoma 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 Tacoma, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,050
25th Percentile Wage
$48,760
50th Percentile Wage
$56,880
75th Percentile Wage
$68,320
90th Percentile Wage
$76,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,050.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of court, municipal, and license clerks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$56,880
1.39% 1.39%
2016
$56,090
4.03% -
2015
$53,830
1.63% -
2014
$52,950
-0.38% -
2013
$53,150
-5.53% -
2012
$56,090
- -

Table 2. Compare Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary in Tacoma with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,880 in Tacoma is in the middle of salary range for court, municipal, and license clerks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in Tacoma is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 26.1 percent (26.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$63,110
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$60,670
Bremerton-Silverdale
$59,890
Bellingham
$58,870
Tacoma
$56,880
Olympia
$56,850
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$54,920
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$54,150
Spokane
$52,150
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$51,710
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$51,610
Longview
$51,230
Lewiston
$49,750
Yakima
$49,440
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$48,790
Walla Walla
$48,490
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$47,500
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$46,530
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$45,810
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$44,140
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$42,050