SOC 23-1012 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Judicial Law Clerks make in Tallahassee, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Judicial Law Clerks in Tallahassee, FL is $51,980. The 10th percentile is $39,210 and the 90th percentile is $75,150. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$51,980

10th percentile
$39,210
25th percentile
$44,950
Median
$51,980
75th percentile
$60,300
90th percentile
$75,150
Mean
$56,180

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Judicial Law Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $39,210 and the 90th percentile is $75,150. The difference is $35,940, which is 69.1% 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 $44,950 to the 75th at $60,300, covers $15,350.

The mean annual wage is $56,180, which sits above the median of $51,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tallahassee, FL median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $64,920 for Judicial Law Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,346, which is 14.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% lower than the Florida median of $55,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Judicial Law Clerks at $55,346 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. Tallahassee, FL ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Jacksonville, FL is 150 miles away, with a median of $56,620 and employment of 70. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,914, against $55,346 here.
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 186 miles away, with a median of $57,060 and employment of 170. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,557, against $55,346 here.

Employment share

Judicial Law Clerks accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Tallahassee, FL (160 of 186,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,290 of 155,495,730). The local share is 10.06 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee, FL · Judicial Law Clerks by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Judicial Law Clerks make in Tallahassee, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Judicial Law Clerks in Tallahassee, FL is $51,980. The 10th percentile is $39,210 and the 90th percentile is $75,150. Employment is 160.

How does that compare with the national median for Judicial Law Clerks?

The local median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $64,920.

What is Judicial Law Clerks pay in Tallahassee, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,980 is $55,346. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tallahassee, FL compare with nearby metros for Judicial Law Clerks?

Jacksonville, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 150 miles away, at $56,620. Tallahassee, FL ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.