The median annual wage for Judicial Law Clerks in California is $76,410 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $72,390.
Pay spans roughly $49,240 at the 10th percentile to $86,090 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $36.74 per hour. An estimated 1,520 people work as judicial law clerks in California.
| Median (annual) | $76,410 |
| Mean (annual) | $72,390 |
| Median (hourly) | $36.74 |
| 10th percentile | $49,240 |
| 90th percentile | $86,090 |
| Employment | 1,520 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.