If you are a court clerk, or you are thinking about becoming a court clerk, the salaries can vary greatly depending on the jurisdiction. Some questions that must be answered when considering salary is how local budgets will affect the courts, whether the area is large or small and whether one is a sheriff’s department in addition to being a court clerk.
How much does a court clerk make?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average salary for a court clerk was $53,000 in May of 2019. This figure reflects all types of court clerks, from those in federal courts to those who work in local government settings.
Salary for court clerk
A person working as a Court Clerk in Nigeria typically earns around 146,000 NGN per month. Salaries range from 68,800 NGN (lowest) to 231,000 NGN (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Court Clerk salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Court Clerk Salary Distribution in Nigeria
The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
- Salary RangeCourt Clerk salaries in Nigeria range from 68,800 NGN per month (minimum salary) to 231,000 NGN per month (maximum salary).
- Median SalaryThe median salary is 155,000 NGN per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Court Clerk(s) are earning less than 155,000 NGN while the other half are earning more than 155,000 NGN. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
- PercentilesClosely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Court Clerk(s) are earning less than 101,000 NGN while 75% of them are earning more than 101,000 NGN. Also from the diagram, 75% of Court Clerk(s) are earning less than 205,000 NGN while 25% are earning more than 205,000 NGN.
Court Clerk Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
How does experience and age affect your pay?
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Court Clerk salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Court Clerk with less than two years of experience makes approximately 79,400 NGN per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 109,000 NGN per month, 38% more than someone with less than two year’s experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 156,000 NGN per month, 42% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Court Clerk(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 190,000 NGN per month, 22% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 200,000 NGN per month, 6% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 218,000 NGN per month, 9% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
Court Clerk average salary change by experience in Nigeria
| 0 – 2 Years | 79,400 NGN | |
| 2 – 5 Years | +38% | 109,000 NGN |
| 5 – 10 Years | +42% | 156,000 NGN |
| 10 – 15 Years | +22% | 190,000 NGN |
| 15 – 20 Years | +6% | 200,000 NGN |
| 20+ Years | +9% | 218,000 NGN |
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value
