State wages ยท Cost of living
Judicial Law Clerks pay by state
The highest published median is in New York, at $127,780. New York leads after cost of living, at $118,400. Arkansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($60,400).
National median
$60,400
Highest state median
$127,780
New York
Best adjusted pay
$118,400
New York
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $39,780Higher: $118,400Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New York | $127,780 | +111.6% | 107.921 | $118,400 | 1 |
| Arkansas | $94,490 | +56.4% | 86.937 | $108,690 | 2 |
| North Dakota | $89,080 | +47.5% | 88.959 | $100,140 | 3 |
| Connecticut | $96,260 | +59.4% | 103.61 | $92,910 | 4 |
| Tennessee | $80,440 | +33.2% | 91.87 | $87,560 | 5 |
| Idaho | $71,690 | +18.7% | 95.494 | $75,070 | 6 |
| Washington | $80,260 | +32.9% | 107.013 | $75,000 | 7 |
| Iowa | $62,390 | +3.3% | 87.762 | $71,090 | 8 |
| Maine | $68,540 | +13.5% | 97.05 | $70,620 | 9 |
| Missouri | $62,900 | +4.1% | 90.817 | $69,260 | 10 |
| California | $76,410 | +26.5% | 110.72 | $69,010 | 11 |
| Louisiana | $58,690 | -2.8% | 88.207 | $66,540 | 12 |
| Nevada | $66,120 | +9.5% | 99.979 | $66,130 | 13 |
| South Carolina | $60,190 | -0.3% | 93.749 | $64,200 | 14 |
| Texas | $61,950 | +2.6% | 97.057 | $63,830 | 15 |
| Delaware | $63,450 | +5.0% | 99.808 | $63,570 | 16 |
| Colorado | $65,270 | +8.1% | 103.052 | $63,340 | 17 |
| Michigan | $58,320 | -3.4% | 96.217 | $60,610 | 18 |
| Arizona | $59,710 | -1.1% | 100.677 | $59,310 | 19 |
| Wisconsin | $53,940 | -10.7% | 94.095 | $57,330 | 20 |
| Georgia | $53,000 | -12.3% | 96.293 | $55,040 | 21 |
| West Virginia | $49,220 | -18.5% | 89.497 | $55,000 | 22 |
| Indiana | $49,930 | -17.3% | 93.329 | $53,500 | 23 |
| Nebraska | $47,960 | -20.6% | 90.103 | $53,230 | 24 |
| Ohio | $49,110 | -18.7% | 92.774 | $52,940 | 25 |
| Florida | $53,930 | -10.7% | 103.414 | $52,150 | 26 |
| Kansas | $46,950 | -22.3% | 90.068 | $52,130 | 27 |
| Utah | $50,490 | -16.4% | 98.864 | $51,070 | 28 |
| Mississippi | $43,680 | -27.7% | 86.953 | $50,230 | 29 |
| New Jersey | $54,040 | -10.5% | 108.805 | $49,670 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,950 | -20.6% | 97.572 | $49,140 | 31 |
| Montana | $44,920 | -25.6% | 94.645 | $47,460 | 32 |
| Hawaii | $48,460 | -19.8% | 109.951 | $44,070 | 33 |
| Oklahoma | $38,480 | -36.3% | 87.843 | $43,810 | 34 |
| Kentucky | $37,680 | -37.6% | 90.159 | $41,790 | 35 |
| Oregon | $41,120 | -31.9% | 103.361 | $39,780 | 36 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Illinois | Not available | Not available | 99.958 | Not available | Not available |
| Maryland | Not available | Not available | 104.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Massachusetts | Not available | Not available | 105.757 | Not available | Not available |
| Minnesota | Not available | Not available | 98.621 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| North Carolina | Not available | Not available | 94.326 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| Virginia | Not available | Not available | 101.104 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.