Law Clerk Salaries in the United States
How much does a Law Clerk make in the United States?
Law Clerks earn $41,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 47% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Law Clerks work for New York State Unified Court System at $102,000 annually while the lowest paid Law Clerks work for Hometown America earning approximately $22,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$41K McCarthy Lebit's Average Law Clerk Salary (2 salaries)
Equal to national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
Equal to average McCarthy Lebit salary ($41K)
-$1K (2%) less than average McCarthy Lebit Law Clerk salary ($41K)
"The pay at McCarthy Lebit is decent for the work done, but in comparison to my classmates, it is the average pay for a law clerk. Other clerks are making between $50,000 and $80,000."
+$1K (2%) more than average McCarthy Lebit Law Clerk salary ($41K)
"Competitive."
$54K New Jersey Courts' Average Law Clerk Salary (1 salaries)
+$13K (27%) more than national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
+$8K (16%) more than average New Jersey Courts salary ($46K)
Equal to average New Jersey Courts Law Clerk salary ($54K)
"I'm unsure how to answer, as every law clerk's salary in the state is regulated by the Administrative Office of the Courts. Ever law clerk is paid the same wage."
$46K New Jersey Superior Court's Average Law Clerk Salary (7 salaries)
+$5K (11%) more than national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
+$5K (11%) more than average New Jersey Superior Court salary ($41K)
+$14K (26%) more than average New Jersey Superior Court Law Clerk salary ($46K)
"It is the same statewide."
-$5K (11%) less than average New Jersey Superior Court Law Clerk salary ($46K)
+$4K (8%) more than average New Jersey Superior Court Law Clerk salary ($46K)
$46K Los Angeles Superior Court's Average Law Clerk Salary (4 salaries)
+$5K (11%) more than national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
+$5K (11%) more than average Los Angeles Superior Court salary ($41K)
+$14K (26%) more than average Los Angeles Superior Court Law Clerk salary ($46K)
"My salary was set for a government worker."
-$5K (11%) less than average Los Angeles Superior Court Law Clerk salary ($46K)
+$5K (10%) more than average Los Angeles Superior Court Law Clerk salary ($46K)
$49K State of South Dakota's Average Law Clerk Salary (2 salaries)
+$8K (17%) more than national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
+$8K (17%) more than average State of South Dakota salary ($41K)
+$8K (15%) more than average State of South Dakota Law Clerk salary ($49K)
"On-par with other State clerkship positions."
-$8K (17%) less than average State of South Dakota Law Clerk salary ($49K)
$75K McDermott Quilty & Miller's Average Law Clerk Salary (1 salaries)
+$34K (58%) more than national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
Equal to average McDermott Quilty & Miller salary ($75K)
Equal to average McDermott Quilty & Miller Law Clerk salary ($75K)
"GREAT"
$70K PAE's Average Law Clerk Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (52%) more than national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
-$8K (10%) less than average PAE salary ($78K)
Equal to average PAE Law Clerk salary ($70K)
"The pay at PAE is decent for the work we do."
$65K Gates Gonter Guy Proudfoot & Muench LLP's Average Law Clerk Salary (1 salaries)
+$24K (45%) more than national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
Equal to average Gates Gonter Guy Proudfoot & Muench LLP salary ($65K)
Equal to average Gates Gonter Guy Proudfoot & Muench LLP Law Clerk salary ($65K)
"Decent for a clerk, but associate rate is below market"
$58K Keosian Law LLP's Average Law Clerk Salary (1 salaries)
+$17K (34%) more than national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
Equal to average Keosian Law LLP salary ($58K)
Equal to average Keosian Law LLP Law Clerk salary ($58K)
"My salary was good."
$52K The Stone Law Group APC's Average Law Clerk Salary (1 salaries)
+$11K (23%) more than national average Law Clerk salary ($41K)
Equal to average The Stone Law Group APC salary ($52K)
Equal to average The Stone Law Group APC Law Clerk salary ($52K)
"Standard"
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- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
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