The annual salary statistics of judicial law clerks in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of judicial law clerks in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judicial law clerks in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judicial law clerks from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $54,810 | 1.31% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $54,090 | 2.26% | - |
| 2014 | $52,870 | 3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $51,110 | -7.24% | - |
| 2012 | $54,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,810, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the second highest paying city for judicial law clerks in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Charleston (median annual salary of $62,510). Compared with Charleston, the median annual salary of judicial law clerks in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg |