Law Clerk Salary in Iowa
BLS OEWS May 2025 · SOC 23-1012 Judicial Law Clerks
Median in Iowa
$64,260
$30.90 an hour
10th percentile
$55,210
90th percentile
$86,350
Jobs (wage & salary)
90
The median annual wage for judicial law clerks in Iowa was $64,260 in May 2025, $660 (1%) below the national median of $64,920.
The middle half earned between $57,750 (25th percentile) and $75,290 (75th percentile).
Iowa ranks 20 of the 39 states and DC with a published median for this occupation.
The comparison is not adjusted for living costs.
SOC 23-1012 covers judicial law clerks, who work for judges and courts.
Law-firm and student law clerks have no BLS occupation, so these figures do not describe them.
Percentiles
Pay range in Iowa
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $55,210 | $26.55 |
| 25th | $57,750 | $27.77 |
| 50th (median) | $64,260 | $30.90 |
| 75th | $75,290 | $36.20 |
| 90th | $86,350 | $41.52 |
| Mean (average) | $69,700 | $33.51 |
BLS OEWS May 2025.
Annual = hourly × 2,080.
OEWS covers wage-and-salary workers only and leaves out the self-employed, overtime pay and most bonuses.