The annual salary statistics of judicial law clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of judicial law clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $37,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judicial law clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judicial law clerks from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $43,000 | -0.12% | -26.07% |
| 2017 | $43,050 | -25.92% | - |
| 2016 | $54,210 | 2.32% | - |
| 2015 | $52,950 | -2.38% | - |
| 2012 | $54,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,000, Hagerstown-Martinsburg is the lowest paying city for judicial law clerks in state of West Virginia, following city of Charleston (median annual salary of $62,510). In comparison, the median annual salary of judicial law clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 31.2 percent (31.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Charleston.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg |