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Highest Paying Industries for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

The top 22 highest paying industries for court, municipal, and license clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $39,890, colleges, universities, and professional schools is the highest paying industry for court, municipal, and license clerks. It is followed by educational services industry (average annual salary $39,520). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of court, municipal, and license clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 22 Highest Paying Industries for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$39,890	$27,440	40
2	Educational Services	$39,520	$27,830	50
3	State government, including schools and hospitals	$39,200	$26,770	32,850
4	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,200	$26,770	32,840
5	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$38,370	$27,410	30
6	Educational Services - Privately owned	$38,370	$27,410	30
7	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$35,670	$23,830	125,640
8	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$35,670	$23,830	125,630
9	Federal, State, and Local Government	$35,670	$23,830	125,630
10	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$34,600	$22,240	92,790
11	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$34,600	$22,240	92,790
12	Employment Services	$32,960	$20,560	40
13	Retail Trade	$32,010	$22,310	50
14	Automobile Dealers	$31,960	$22,090	40
15	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$31,960	$22,090	40
16	Finance and Insurance	$30,880	$21,620	40
17	Wholesale Trade	$30,300	$25,670	n/a
18	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$30,270	$25,820	n/a
19	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$30,100	$25,630	n/a
20	Administrative and Support Services	$24,680	$17,980	2,210
21	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$24,680	$17,980	2,210
22	Other Support Services	$24,350	$17,880	2,070