A Civil Clerk's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Civil Clerk Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Civil Clerk's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $45,342
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,679
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,561
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,149
Expert (over 8 years): $47,296
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Civil Clerk
$45,342
Intermediate Level Civil Clerk
$45,679
Senior Level Civil Clerk
$46,561
Specialist Level Civil Clerk
$47,149
Expert Level Civil Clerk
$47,296
$45,3420 yr
$45,679< 2 yrs
$46,5612-4 yrs
$47,1495-8 yrs
$47,296> 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?
How Do Civil Clerk Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Civil Clerks.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $50,203.
California: $50,013.
Massachusetts: $49,346.
District of Columbia$50,203
California$50,013
Massachusetts$49,346
Washington$49,165
New Jersey$49,147
Alaska$49,083
Connecticut$48,457
New York$48,204
Hawaii$47,392
Rhode Island$47,011
Maryland$46,753
Minnesota$46,399
Colorado$46,263
Illinois$46,218
Oregon$46,045
Delaware$45,918
New Hampshire$45,838
Virginia$45,660
Pennsylvania$45,138
Nevada$44,875
North Dakota$44,789
Michigan$44,653
Wisconsin$44,603
Vermont$44,504
Texas$44,227
Maine$44,209
Arizona$44,182
Ohio$44,150
Georgia$43,733
Indiana$43,524
Wyoming$43,483
Utah$43,420
Iowa$43,393
Kansas$43,175
Louisiana$43,112
North Carolina$43,089
Missouri$43,080
Florida$42,903
Montana$42,808
Nebraska$42,717
Kentucky$42,667
South Carolina$42,486
Tennessee$42,372
Idaho$42,327
New Mexico$41,996
Oklahoma$41,924
Alabama$41,656
South Dakota$41,207
Arkansas$40,962
West Virginia$40,831
Mississippi$40,436
Top Paying Cities for Civil Clerks
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $57,190
San Francisco: $56,564
Oakland: $55,372
San Jose, CA$57,190
San Francisco, CA$56,564
Oakland, CA$55,372
New York, NY$52,207
Paramus, NJ$51,572
Queens Village, NY$51,570
Passaic, NJ$51,527
Bergenfield, NJ$51,523
Stamford, CT$51,423
Huntington, NY$51,404
Newark, NJ$51,069
Bridgeport, CT$50,973
Vallejo, CA$50,883
New Brunswick, NJ$50,865
Petaluma, CA$50,838
Middlesex, NJ$50,752
Somerset, NJ$50,720
Santa Cruz, CA$50,661
Boston, MA$50,384
Monterey, CA$50,225
Seattle, WA$50,121
Santa Rosa, CA$50,112
Los Angeles, CA$50,099
Juneau, AK$49,981
Washington, DC$49,931
Orange, CA$49,770
Santa Ana, CA$49,650
Long Beach, CA$49,605
Anaheim, CA$49,596
Anchorage, AK$49,573
Santa Maria, CA$49,437
Everett, WA$49,428
Danbury, CT$49,268
Bremerton, WA$49,206
Tacoma, WA$49,042
New Suffolk, NY$49,041
Sacramento, CA$49,029
Santa Barbara, CA$48,979
Trenton, NJ$48,929
San Diego, CA$48,929
Brockton, MA$48,879
Fairbanks, AK$48,768
Lompoc, CA$48,652
Lowell, MA$48,616
Ventura, CA$48,607
Nashua, NH$48,598
Stockton, CA$48,593
Modesto, CA$48,262
Poughkeepsie, NY$48,163
Olympia, WA$48,077
Kennewick, WA$48,077
New Haven, CT$48,058
Lawrence, MA$47,895
Hartford, CT$47,850
Riverside, CA$47,841
New Bedford, MA$47,795
Richland, WA$47,795
Bakersfield, CA$47,732
San Bernardino, CA$47,714
New Britain, CT$47,709
Atlantic City, NJ$47,709
New London, CT$47,691
Norwich, CT$47,678
Portsmouth, NH$47,668
Boulder, CO$47,572
Portland, OR$47,510
Worcester, MA$47,505
Minneapolis, MN$47,365
Philadelphia, PA$47,301
Honolulu, HI$47,152
Saint Paul, MN$47,130
Vineland, NJ$47,120
Providence, RI$46,988
Chicago, IL$46,857
Bellingham, WA$46,802
Springfield, MA$46,766
Baltimore, MD$46,753
Chico, CA$46,639
Pittsfield, MA$46,517
Manchester, NH$46,431
Spokane, WA$46,231
Denver, CO$46,227
Albany, NY$46,013
Troy, NY$45,995
Nassau, NY$45,947
Schenectady, NY$45,900
Wilmington, DE$45,864
Burlington, VT$45,800
Salem, OR$45,782
Portland, ME$45,642
Yakima, WA$45,596
Rochester, MN$45,456
Reno, NV$45,433
Fresno, CA$45,433
Milwaukee, WI$45,392
Detroit, MI$45,347
Ann Arbor, MI$45,339
Allentown, PA$45,333
Colorado Springs, CO$45,256
Syracuse, NY$45,234
Carson City, NV$45,234
Houston, TX$45,170
Eugene, OR$45,147
Gary, IN$45,093
Springfield, OR$45,057
Bismarck, ND$45,048
Galveston, TX$45,016
Medford, OR$44,948
Fort Collins, CO$44,930
Concord, NH$44,907
Austin, TX$44,894
Mesa, AZ$44,798
Reading, PA$44,794
Phoenix, AZ$44,789
Dallas, TX$44,776
Saint Cloud, MN$44,732
Madison, WI$44,671
Utica, NY$44,549
Rochester, NY$44,476
Des Moines, IA$44,472
Raleigh, NC$44,467
Atlanta, GA$44,399
Battle Creek, MI$44,386
Salt Lake City, UT$44,372
Lancaster, PA$44,304
Harrisburg, PA$44,241
Kansas City, MO$44,195
Champaign, IL$44,186
Kansas City, KS$44,186
Fort Worth, TX$44,182
Columbus, OH$44,174
Boca Raton, FL$44,163
Pittsburgh, PA$44,145
Richmond, VA$44,127
Indianapolis, IN$44,118
Cleveland, OH$44,114
Las Vegas, NV$44,059
Cincinnati, OH$44,059
Petersburg, VA$43,991
Huntsville, AL$43,923
Lansing, MI$43,893
Lebanon, PA$43,887
Pueblo, CO$43,882
Appleton, WI$43,869
Buffalo, NY$43,851
Dayton, OH$43,837
Racine, WI$43,828
Charlotte, NC$43,823
Saint Louis, MO$43,810
York, PA$43,783
Elkhart, IN$43,783
Gastonia, NC$43,774
Billings, MT$43,763
Beaumont, TX$43,751
Lorain, OH$43,742
Benton Harbor, MI$43,733
Toledo, OH$43,724
Binghamton, NY$43,701
Rock Hill, SC$43,696
Rockford, IL$43,674
Springfield, IL$43,656
Elyria, OH$43,651
Fargo, ND$43,651
Flagstaff, AZ$43,619
Fort Lauderdale, FL$43,592
Duluth, MN$43,565
Miami, FL$43,565
Cheyenne, WY$43,533
Grand Forks, ND$43,533
Bangor, ME$43,433
Cedar Rapids, IA$43,384
Durham, NC$43,365
Louisville, KY$43,361
Grand Rapids, MI$43,352
Hialeah, FL$43,347
Casper, WY$43,284
Scranton, PA$43,229
New Orleans, LA$43,216
Virginia Beach, VA$43,211
Akron, OH$43,189
Peoria, IL$43,130
Sarasota, FL$43,121
Nashville, TN$43,089
Omaha, NE$43,089
Green Bay, WI$43,089
Baton Rouge, LA$43,066
Charleston, SC$43,057
Jamestown, NY$43,034
Davenport, IA$43,034
Tucson, AZ$43,012
Saint Petersburg, FL$42,985
Tampa, FL$42,976
Evansville, IN$42,948
Port Arthur, TX$42,948
Bradenton, FL$42,930
Santa Fe, NM$42,849
Orlando, FL$42,767
Clearwater, FL$42,753
Canton, OH$42,658
La Crosse, WI$42,658
Albuquerque, NM$42,631
Newport News, VA$42,626
High Point, NC$42,613
Ogden, UT$42,595
Corpus Christi, TX$42,558
Norfolk, VA$42,531
Laramie, WY$42,531
Rock Island, IL$42,504
Saginaw, MI$42,495
Jacksonville, FL$42,490
Salisbury, NC$42,481
Boise, ID$42,472
Moline, IL$42,450
Fort Myers, FL$42,436
Memphis, TN$42,427
Tulsa, OK$42,404
Waterloo, IA$42,377
Spartanburg, SC$42,332
Lincoln, NE$42,309
Fort Wayne, IN$42,300
Provo, UT$42,295
Cedar Falls, IA$42,241
San Antonio, TX$42,223
Greensboro, NC$42,205
South Bend, IN$42,200
Savannah, GA$42,150
Muskegon, MI$42,132
Birmingham, AL$42,128
Winston Salem, NC$42,105
Lake Charles, LA$41,996
Anderson, IN$41,987
Lexington, KY$41,973
Augusta, GA$41,960
Greenville, SC$41,960
Lima, OH$41,924
Wichita, KS$41,919
Tuscaloosa, AL$41,919
Columbia, SC$41,878
Springfield, OH$41,869
Asheville, NC$41,797
Bloomington, IN$41,765
Knoxville, TN$41,602
Shreveport, LA$41,597
Wilmington, NC$41,538
Roanoke, VA$41,538
Topeka, KS$41,457
Frankfort, KY$41,452
Oklahoma City, OK$41,420
Chillicothe, OH$41,402
Longview, TX$41,398
Melbourne, FL$41,393
Sioux Falls, SD$41,321
Mobile, AL$41,316
Terre Haute, IN$41,298
Altoona, PA$41,271
Amarillo, TX$41,239
Killeen, TX$41,225
Fayetteville, AR$41,189
Chattanooga, TN$41,175
Sioux City, IA$41,135
Idaho Falls, ID$41,126
Lynchburg, VA$41,089
Gainesville, FL$41,030
Portsmouth, OH$41,008
Little Rock, AR$40,999
Lafayette, LA$40,980
Youngstown, OH$40,980
Daytona Beach, FL$40,953
Clarksville, TN$40,949
Pensacola, FL$40,944
Temple, TX$40,941
Hopkinsville, KY$40,808
Erie, PA$40,799
Florence, SC$40,781
Charleston, WV$40,708
Great Falls, MT$40,686
Macon, GA$40,622
Tallahassee, FL$40,618
Fayetteville, NC$40,609
Waco, TX$40,600
Helena, MT$40,568
Pine Bluff, AR$40,551
Vincennes, IN$40,495
Lubbock, TX$40,477
Alamogordo, NM$40,450
Twin Falls, ID$40,409
Rapid City, SD$40,396
Jackson, MS$40,314
Huntington, WV$40,311
Greenville, MS$40,309
Parkersburg, WV$40,263
Montgomery, AL$40,255
Wichita Falls, TX$40,210
Springfield, MO$40,210
Biloxi, MS$40,187
Monroe, LA$40,142
Johnstown, PA$40,110
Sumter, SC$40,092
Columbus, GA$40,087
Pascagoula, MS$40,001
Abilene, TX$40,001
Kingsport, TN$39,883
Albany, GA$39,883
Gulfport, MS$39,870
Alexandria, LA$39,720
Fort Smith, AR$39,607
El Paso, TX$39,484
Las Cruces, NM$39,280
Harlingen, TX$39,165
Pocatello, ID$39,158
Florence, AL$39,099
Brownsville, TX$39,090
Mcallen, TX$38,994
Dothan, AL$38,931
Columbus, MS$38,662
Altus, OK$38,450
Lawton, OK$38,364
Pierre, SD$38,201
What Skills Can Increase a Civil Clerk's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 3.34% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Estate Planning (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging, during a person's life, for the management and disposal of that person's estate during the person's life and at and after death, while minimizing gift, estate, generation skipping transfer, and income tax. Estate planning includes planning for incapacity as well as a process of reducing or eliminating uncertainties over the administration of a probate and maximizing the value of the estate by reducing taxes and other expenses. The ultimate goal of estate planning can be determined by the specific goals of the client, and may be as simple or complex as the client's needs dictate. Guardians are often designated for minor children and beneficiaries in incapacity. The law of estate planning overlaps to some degree with elder law, which additionally includes other provisions such as long-term care.
Due Diligence (Mentioned in 1.3% Job Postings): Due diligence is the investigation or exercise of care that a reasonable business or person is expected to take before entering into an agreement or contract with another party, or an act with a certain standard of care. It can be a legal obligation, but the term will more commonly apply to voluntary investigations. A common example of due diligence in various industries is the process through which a potential acquirer evaluates a target company or its assets for an acquisition. The theory behind due diligence holds that performing this type of investigation contributes significantly to informed decision making by enhancing the amount and quality of information available to decision makers and by ensuring that this information is systematically used to deliberate in a reflexive manner on the decision at hand and all its costs, benefits, and risks.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail
3.34%
Estate Planning
1.92%
Due Diligence
1.3%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Civil Clerk's salary.
Corporate Governance: Can increase your salary by up to 25%.
Due Diligence: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Legal Research: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Corporate Governance
$56,678
25%
Due Diligence
$53,051
17%
Legal Research
$51,237
13%
Litigation Support
$50,783
12%
Contract Management
$50,330
11%
Analysis
$50,330
11%
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Civil Clerk Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Civil Clerk roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
Civil Clerk positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Civil Clerk as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Civil Clerk
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
$49,877
$24.0
10%
How Education impacts a Civil Clerk's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Civil Clerks enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Civil Clerk with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$41,715
and $44,481).
Civil Clerk Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Civil Clerk
No Diploma1.7%
High School29.3%
Associates19.5%
Bachelors35.6%
Masters3.4%
Doctorate10.3%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
1.7%
High School
29.3%
Associates
19.5%
Bachelors
35.6%
Masters
3.4%
Doctorate
10.3%
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Civil Clerk Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Civil Clerk's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Civil Clerk can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $47,355 in 2023
to around $45,613 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Civil Clerk salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Civil Clerk Over Time
2022
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2023
$47,355
2024
$46,048
2025
$45,613
2026
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2027
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Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$47,355
2024
$46,048
2025
$45,613
2026
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Most common benefits for Civil Clerk
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Civil Clerk
Here are companies hiring for Civil Clerk and their salaries, click below for more details.
K
$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLP
Business Services
the United States
W
$114,096/per year
Warner Bros Discovery
Business Services
the United States
D
$111,927/per year
Dentsu International Ltd
Business Services
the United States
G
$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide Inc
Business Services
the United States
C
$111,651/per year
CoWorx Staffing
Business Services
the United States
C
$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services Corp
Business Services
the United States
S
$107,128/per year
Showcase Cinemas
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,429/per year
Amentum Services Inc
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
S
$106,104/per year
Sodexo USA
Business Services
the United States
J
$105,192/per year
JLL Technologies
Business Services
the United States
I
$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLC
Business Services
the United States
N
$101,619/per year
NielsenIQ
Business Services
the United States
T
$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge Alliance
Business Services
the United States
H
$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOP
Business Services
the United States
R
$97,720/per year
Reeve & Associates
Business Services
the United States
M
$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global Inc
Business Services
the United States
F
$95,980/per year
Financial Sys Nco
Business Services
the United States
A
$95,314/per year
Arrow Global Ltd
Business Services
the United States
C
$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
D
$94,479/per year
DZConneX
Business Services
the United States
A
$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USA
Business Services
the United States
R
$92,937/per year
Resource MFG
Business Services
the United States
Z
$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands Inc
Business Services
the United States
G
$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLC
Business Services
the United States
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