Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in New Mexico

Is New Mexico a good place for you to work as a Court, Municipal, and License Clerk?

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

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

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

How Many Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Work in New Mexico?

In New Mexico, there were 1,230 people working as Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 1,320 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 3.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.4%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 120 annual job openings, and 1,380 total jobs in 2026 for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in this state.

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

What do Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks ranged from $28,690 to $52,720 with $35,010 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.79 to $25.35. The median hourly rate was $16.83.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.13 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.70.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM	470	$33,610
Santa Fe, NM	140	$33,590
Las Cruces, NM	110	$33,650
Farmington, NM	50	$38,440

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.