SOC 43-4031 · Hattiesburg, MS metro

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Salary in Hattiesburg, MS

The average salary for court, municipal, and license clerks in Hattiesburg, Mississippi is $42,690 a year ($20.53 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,310: half of the 130 people in this job in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,320).

$42,690average per year

$20.53 / hourMedian $40,310Take-home ≈ $35,506

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  • $51K75th
  • $62K90th

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

130people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Mississippi metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks pay range in Hattiesburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,630 or more. The middle half of court, municipal, and license clerks in Hattiesburg earn between $31,930 and $51,440.

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,690$3,558$20.52
Median$40,310$3,359$19.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,930$2,661$15.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,440$4,287$24.73

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

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks pay in Hattiesburg vs. Mississippi and the U.S.

Court, municipal, and license clerks in Hattiesburg earn about the same as the Mississippi average ($42,050) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($52,320). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $48,700.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Hattiesburg$42,690$40,310$29,640$61,630130
Mississippi$42,050$37,210$29,510$59,8502,950
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 Hattiesburg

On the average salary of $42,690, a single filer in Hattiesburg takes home about $35,506 a year, or $2,959 a month and $1,366 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Hattiesburg area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.6), so the average $42,690 buys what about $48,715 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Hattiesburg ($37,750). A typical home costs $218,044, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Hattiesburg ranks 2nd of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job; Jackson pays the most ($44,820).

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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 Hattiesburg: questions

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

$20.53 an hour on average, and $19.38 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,506 a year ($2,959 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,690.

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

The average here is 18% 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 Hattiesburg, MS (25620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.79, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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