Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,679
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$11,701
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,899
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$58,380
Kept after tax
$46,679
Worth in national money
$44,899
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Maryland pays court, municipal, and license clerks a middle wage of $58,380, ranking 8 of 51 states and sitting about 19.88% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Maryland reports figures for, this is number 286.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $58,380 the take-home is $46,679. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $44,899 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $59,800, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maryland's median for court, municipal, and license clerks is $58,380, about 19.88% above the national figure and 8 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Maryland's occupational distribution, court, municipal, and license clerks sits at 286 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $46,679 for court, municipal, and license clerks, from $58,380. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $44,899. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $59,800 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $71,850 |
| This salary | $58,380 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $46,679 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,088 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,617 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $55,381 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,793 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,380 as a midpoint for Maryland, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,810 and the ninetieth is $71,850 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $46,679, from $58,380, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 286 of 489 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $44,899, the adjusted value of that $58,380 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maryland. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 286 of 489 locally.
- The Maryland median of $58,380 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,810 to $71,850. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $46,679 from $58,380. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 286 of 489 locally.
- This $44,899 adjusted figure, worked from $58,380, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 286 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 286 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $49,810 and the top tenth $71,850, so most people doing this work in Maryland sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $44,899 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $46,679.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($49,810 to $71,850) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $44,899 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $46,679 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.