Attorney Law Clerks

Median Salary: $47,800

Many attorney law clerks across the U.S. share a few key professional traits. For example, achievement/effort, initiative, and persistence can be critical for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 18,780 folks were working as attorney law clerks nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to utilize these characteristics and receive excellent training, particularly if you're preparing to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for attorney law clerks in the U.S. was $47,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $23.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about attorney law clerks, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the U.S..

Attorney law clerks should be skilled in:

Oral Expression
Written Expression
Information Ordering
Speech Clarity
Problem Sensitivity

Different folks go into different careers; attorney law clerks are typically:

Conventional
Enterprising

Working as an attorney law clerk requires knowledge in subjects like:

English Language
Clerical
Computers and Electronics
Law and Government
Customer and Personal Service

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks working as attorney law clerks). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of attorney law clerks in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	-11.8%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	110	$62,700	$30.10	$68,500	$32.90	-54.9%
Tucson	70	$62,500	$30.00	$67,800	$32.60	39.6%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	40	$20,700	$10.00	$27,700	$13.30	-6.9%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	NA	$77,700	$37.40	$84,900	$40.80	NA
Oakland	210	NA	NA	NA	NA	45.1%
Sacramento	230	$66,400	$31.90	$75,400	$36.30	84%
San Francisco (Area)	210	NA	NA	NA	NA	45.1%
San Jose	NA	$57,600	$27.70	$63,800	$30.70	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	NA	$79,300	$38.10	$105,400	$50.70	NA

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	1,080	$41,800	$20.10	$48,800	$23.40	173.6%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	NA	$15,700	$7.60	$16,400	$7.90	NA
Fort Walton Beach	NA	$25,000	$12.00	$28,400	$13.60	NA
Jacksonville	NA	$22,300	$10.70	$24,800	$11.90	NA
Miami (Area)	NA	$29,000	$14.00	$35,300	$17.00	NA
Orlando	NA	$42,200	$20.30	$59,300	$28.50	NA
Port St. Lucie	40	$32,500	$15.60	$35,400	$17.00	113.9%
Tampa	490	$24,800	$11.90	$29,900	$14.40	197.9%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	430	$38,800	$18.70	$51,400	$24.70	30.6%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	70	$37,600	$18.10	$40,300	$19.40	75%
Rockford	NA	$37,200	$17.90	$39,500	$19.00	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Wayne	50	$38,500	$18.50	$43,300	$20.80	56.9%
Indianapolis	170	$37,100	$17.90	$44,100	$21.20	32.6%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	40	$35,500	$17.10	$63,500	$30.50	107.6%
Des Moines	NA	$61,400	$29.50	$66,700	$32.10	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	70	$51,500	$24.80	$64,600	$31.10	318.8%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	50	$36,600	$17.60	$60,300	$29.00	-36.1%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	140	$39,500	$19.00	$45,300	$21.80	172.2%
Lafayette	60	$31,600	$15.20	$36,400	$17.50	191.7%
New Orleans	150	$44,100	$21.20	$50,400	$24.20	103.5%
Shreveport	70	$40,800	$19.60	$49,700	$23.90	165.3%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	NA	$38,700	$18.60	$45,000	$21.60	NA

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	60	$51,800	$24.90	$59,100	$28.40	-75.7%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	180	$51,800	$24.90	$60,000	$28.90	-25.7%
Grand Rapids	40	$47,100	$22.60	$53,100	$25.50	-30.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	230	$65,800	$31.60	$71,400	$34.40	-6.2%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	120	$49,300	$23.70	$58,200	$28.00	-16.7%
St. Louis	110	$52,900	$25.40	$64,600	$31.00	-41%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	60	$52,000	$25.00	$69,100	$33.20	-1.4%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	NA	$45,100	$21.70	$52,100	$25.00	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New York (Area)	1,010	NA	NA	NA	NA	-38.9%
Poughkeepsie	NA	$58,700	$28.20	$64,400	$30.90	NA
Rochester	50	$62,900	$30.30	$83,100	$40.00	-27.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Winston-Salem	30	$44,400	$21.30	$47,300	$22.70	11.1%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	120	$54,300	$26.10	$60,500	$29.10	-16%
Cleveland	120	$59,500	$28.60	$64,200	$30.80	-13.9%
Columbus	140	$48,000	$23.10	$56,200	$27.00	4.2%
Toledo	30	$62,200	$29.90	$78,900	$37.90	-27.8%
Youngstown	40	$40,700	$19.60	$49,700	$23.90	10.4%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	220	$47,600	$22.90	$63,200	$30.40	175%
Tulsa	80	$49,500	$23.80	$58,900	$28.30	36.8%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Harrisburg	40	$37,300	$17.90	$55,000	$26.40	-13.2%
Philadelphia (Area)	430	$38,200	$18.40	$57,800	$27.80	13.9%
Pittsburgh	240	$33,700	$16.20	$47,300	$22.80	46.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	140	$34,700	$16.70	$43,300	$20.80	183.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dallas (Area)	380	$68,300	$32.90	$78,600	$37.80	28.5%
El Paso	90	$70,100	$33.70	$78,300	$37.70	138.9%
Houston	320	$45,900	$22.10	$66,000	$31.70	-14.6%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Virginia Beach	NA	$51,500	$24.80	$68,400	$32.90	NA

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	NA	$73,700	$35.40	$78,700	$37.80	NA

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	40	$41,800	$20.10	$55,800	$26.90	68.8%