The median annual wage for Judicial Law Clerks in New York is $127,780 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $118,180.
Pay spans roughly $48,530 at the 10th percentile to $169,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $61.43 per hour. An estimated 900 people work as judicial law clerks in New York.
| Median (annual) | $127,780 |
| Mean (annual) | $118,180 |
| Median (hourly) | $61.43 |
| 10th percentile | $48,530 |
| 90th percentile | $169,250 |
| Employment | 900 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.