SOC 43-4031 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Florence, Alabama is $40,450 a year ($19.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,790: half of the 60 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,320).

$40,450average per year

$19.45 / hourMedian $37,790Take-home ≈ $33,033

  • $30K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
-23%vs U.S. average
#10 of 12Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,000 or more. The middle half of court, municipal, and license clerks in Florence earn between $30,680 and $45,900.

  • $30K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,450$3,371$19.45
Median$37,790$3,149$18.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,680$2,557$14.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,900$3,825$22.07

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks pay in Florence vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Court, municipal, and license clerks in Florence earn 4% less than the Alabama average ($42,040) and 23% less than the U.S. average ($52,320). At the median the gap is -22% against the U.S. median of $48,700.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Florence$40,450$37,790$29,930$49,00060
Alabama$42,040$38,360$29,140$57,1302,050
United States$52,320$48,700$36,300$73,820179,750

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $40,450, a single filer in Florence takes home about $33,033 a year, or $2,753 a month and $1,270 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Florence a good place for court, municipal, and license clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $40,450 buys what about $47,691 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 10th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Daphne pays the most ($47,860).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($80,500).

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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks salary in Florence: questions

How much do court, municipal, and license clerks make an hour in Florence?

$19.45 an hour on average, and $18.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level court, municipal, and license clerks salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the court, municipal, and license clerks take-home pay in Florence?

About $33,033 a year ($2,753 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,450. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do court, municipal, and license clerks earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,320).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4031; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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