How much do Judicial Law Clerks make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Judicial Law Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $70,530 and the 90th percentile is $87,820. The difference is $17,290, which is 19.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $70,530 to the 75th at $87,820, covers $17,290.

The mean annual wage is $81,120, which sits below the median of $87,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 35.3% higher than the national median of $64,920 for Judicial Law Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,870, which is 46.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.8% higher than the Tennessee median of $75,190.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Knoxville, TN is 92.569, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Judicial Law Clerks at $94,870 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Judicial Law Clerks. Knoxville, TN ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $74,010 and employment of 280. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,823, against $94,870 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 160 miles away, with a median of $61,840 and employment of 390. That median is 29.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,804, against $94,870 here.