Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in South Carolina

Want to work in South Carolina as a Court, Municipal, and License Clerk? Read this first!

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

• Projected employment for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Work in South Carolina?

1,960 people worked as Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,950 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The amount of Court, Municipal, and License Clerks working in the state is similar to the average state.

Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 7.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.4%.

South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 170 annual Court, Municipal, and License Clerks job openings in South Carolina, and 1,910 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 South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks ranged from $21,650 to $49,550 with $33,090 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.41 to $23.82. The median hourly rate was $15.91.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.37 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.54.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top South Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	880	$36,070
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	430	$34,890
Columbia, SC	410	$34,040
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	260	$32,640
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	130	$32,530
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	120	$37,340
Florence, SC	90	$30,310
Spartanburg, SC	80	$33,480
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	70	$37,630

Top States for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states 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.