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What law clerks make
Median
$64,920
Bottom tenth
$46,180
Top tenth
$113,140
The national median is $64,920 a year, the bottom tenth earn $46,180 or less and the top tenth $113,140 or more, in the 2025 survey. Most clerkships are one or two year terms taken straight out of law school.