The median annual wage for Judicial Law Clerks in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $54,040 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $73,780.
Pay spans roughly $54,040 at the 10th percentile to $143,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.98 per hour. An estimated 560 people work as judicial law clerks in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $54,040 |
| Mean (annual) | $73,780 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.98 |
| 10th percentile | $54,040 |
| 90th percentile | $143,330 |
| Employment | 560 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.