Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Tennessee

Get the information you need to know about working as a Court, Municipal, and License Clerk.

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

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

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

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

In Tennessee, there were 2,280 people working as Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 2,550 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 270 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 7.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.4%.

Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 290 annual job openings, and 3,240 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 Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks ranged from $25,840 to $51,700 with $35,340 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.42 to $24.86. The median hourly rate was $16.99.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.7 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.29.

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

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Top Tennessee 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
Knoxville, TN	580	$37,030
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	530	$34,680
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	450	$39,690
Chattanooga, TN-GA	150	$36,950
Clarksville, TN-KY	100	$27,580
Johnson City, TN	70	$28,490
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	60	$30,900
Morristown, TN	50	$30,230

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.