Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in California

Considering a career as a Court, Municipal, and License Clerk in California?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in California is growing slower than average.

• Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Work in California?

11,490 people worked as Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 8,780 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,710 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,960 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks working in it, which means California has more Court, Municipal, and License Clerks than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 3.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.4%.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 840 annual Court, Municipal, and License Clerks job openings in California, and 9,700 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,600 annual jobs and 144,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks ranged from $35,440 to $72,160 with $48,540 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.04 to $34.69. The median hourly rate was $23.33.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.76 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.57.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Court, Municipal, and License Clerks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,800	$48,630
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	1,720	$47,410
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	1,390	$70,330
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,300	$48,640
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	800	$48,650
Fresno, CA	270	$47,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	250	$47,410
Bakersfield, CA	230	$45,930
Stockton-Lodi, CA	190	$47,420
Visalia-Porterville, CA	170	$48,640
El Centro, CA	160	$36,890
Merced, CA	150	$39,770
Santa Rosa, CA	140	$54,320
Yuba City, CA	120	$48,030
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	100	$47,410
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	70	$47,410
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	70	$60,290
Chico, CA	50	$42,970
Salinas, CA	40	$43,860

Top States for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Court, Municipal, and License Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	11,490	$48,540
Texas	9,470	$36,310
Ohio	9,320	$36,250
Florida	7,450	$37,100
New York	7,420	$50,210
Michigan	6,410	$37,870
Missouri	6,010	$30,270
Illinois	5,740	$39,790
Colorado	5,320	$40,490
Georgia	4,940	$33,560
New Jersey	4,760	$47,240
North Carolina	4,630	$35,820
Minnesota	3,990	$44,740
Washington	3,060	$50,560
Kentucky	2,950	$30,110
Massachusetts	2,870	$47,490
Louisiana	2,840	$30,800
Arizona	2,510	$35,790
Oklahoma	2,480	$29,090
Virginia	2,360	$35,810

Below are the states where Court, Municipal, and License Clerks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$50,560
New York	$50,210
Alaska	$49,500
Connecticut	$48,840
Rhode Island	$48,700
California	$48,540
Massachusetts	$47,490
New Jersey	$47,240
Nevada	$45,490
Oregon	$45,020

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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