Court, Municipal, and License Clerk Salary Information in Wisconsin

The average annual salaries for court, municipal, and license clerks in the state of Wisconsin are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of court, municipal, and license clerks among Wisconsin areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Wisconsin (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,240
25th Percentile Wage
$44,260
50th Percentile Wage
$48,810
75th Percentile Wage
$54,360
90th Percentile Wage
$63,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $33,240.

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
$48,810
3.81% 30.26%
2021
$46,950
5.96% -
2020
$44,150
0.84% -
2019
$43,780
0.18% -
2018
$43,700
2.93% -
2017
$42,420
39.56% -
2016
$25,640
4.41% -
2015
$24,510
-14.73% -
2014
$28,120
-17.78% -
2013
$33,120
-2.78% -
2012
$34,040
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Wisconsin Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in some Wisconsin cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of court, municipal, and license clerks in state of Wisconsin ranges from $19,150 to $63,310. The highest paying area for court, municipal, and license clerks in Wisconsin is Madison with a median annual salary of $63,310. The second highest paying city/area in Wisconsin State is Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (mean annual salary $51,340). The lowest paying area is Wausau with a median annual salary of $19,150.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Madison
$63,310
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$51,340
Appleton
$51,010
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$49,710
Duluth
$49,600
Green Bay
$49,570
La Crosse
$48,810
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$47,500
Janesville
$47,270
Eau Claire
$46,610
Sheboygan
$46,590
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$46,530
Fond du Lac
$46,380
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$43,890
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$42,630
Lake County-Kenosha County
$40,960
Racine
$37,900
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$35,190
Oshkosh-Neenah
$21,170
Wausau
$19,150