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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in South Dakota

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2.2% Jobs Projection

$31,150 Median Salary

80 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in South Dakota is growing slower than average.
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in South Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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

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

There were 800 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

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

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

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 2.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.4%.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 940 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 South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks ranged from $23,560 to $45,670 with $31,150 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.33 to $21.96. The median hourly rate was $14.98.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.02.

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

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Top South Dakota 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
Sioux Falls, SD	150	$34,990
Rapid City, SD	110	$33,120
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	70	$37,170

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

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