The annual salary statistics of judicial law clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of judicial law clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $49,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judicial law clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judicial law clerks from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $68,460 | 8.59% | 30.94% |
| 2019 | $62,580 | 5.26% | - |
| 2018 | $59,290 | 2.02% | - |
| 2017 | $58,090 | 8.40% | - |
| 2016 | $53,210 | 4.12% | - |
| 2015 | $51,020 | 4.65% | - |
| 2014 | $48,650 | -15.01% | - |
| 2013 | $55,950 | 15.50% | - |
| 2012 | $47,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,460, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for judicial law clerks in state of Washington, followed by Tacoma (median annual salary $62,930). In comparison, the median annual salary of judicial law clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 8.1 percent (8.1%) higher than that in Tacoma.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Tacoma | |
| Olympia | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |