Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Salary in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $42,520. BLS estimates approximately 950 people work in this occupation in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 12.7% below the national median ($48,700).
Salary Distribution
Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,030 | $19.25 |
| 25th percentile | $40,410 | $19.43 |
| Median (50th) | $42,520 | $20.44 |
| 75th percentile | $48,500 | $23.32 |
| 90th percentile | $60,070 | $28.88 |
Data Reliability
BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.
- Wage estimate
- RSE 0.1% — Very reliable
- Employment estimate
- RSE 1.1% — Very reliable
Where Does Your Salary Fall?
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Concentration
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.239
- Location quotient
- 1.07
Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 97.941, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $43,414 at the national price level.
This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.
Sources
Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) — May 2025 (release 25).
Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.