What are the main factors that influence an Administrative Legal Clerk's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Administrative Legal Clerk's salary?

An Administrative Legal Clerk's salary grows with experience: starting around $68,392 for beginners, reaching about $69,984 at mid-level, and approach $76,619 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Administrative Legal Clerk?

Administrative Legal Clerk salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrative Legal Clerk roles are District of Columbia $84,081, California $83,762, Massachusetts $82,646. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Administrative Legal Clerk roles make?

Salaries for Administrative Legal Clerk level roles vary by specialization: Legal Support Clerk: $81,434; Legal Administrative Assistant: $75,946; Legal Records Clerk III: $59,846; Administrative Clerk: $51,112; Legal Records Clerk II: $50,081.

Administrative Legal Clerk Salary in Maine

How much does an Administrative Legal Clerk make in Maine? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrative Legal Clerk in Maine is $74,042 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, an Administrative Legal Clerk's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,734
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,094 to $84,349
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,037

10% $55,037

50% (Median) $74,042

90% $93,734

Administrative Legal Clerk Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,349	$7,029	$1,622	$41
Average	$74,042	$6,170	$1,424	$36
25th Percentile	$64,094	$5,341	$1,233	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Administrative Legal Clerk Salaries

An Administrative Legal Clerk's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Administrative Legal Clerk Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrative Legal Clerk's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $68,392
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,710
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,984
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,612
Expert (over 8 years): $76,619

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Administrative Legal Clerk	less than 1 year	$68,392
Early Career Level Administrative Legal Clerk	1-2 years	$68,710
Mid-Level Level Administrative Legal Clerk	2-4 years	$69,984
Senior-Level Level Administrative Legal Clerk	5-8 years	$73,612
Expert Level Administrative Legal Clerk	over 8 years	$76,619

How Do Administrative Legal Clerk Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Administrative Legal Clerks. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $84,081.
California: $83,762.
Massachusetts: $82,646.

District of Columbia $84,081 California $83,762 Massachusetts $82,646 Washington $82,342 New Jersey $82,312 Alaska $82,205 Connecticut $81,157 New York $80,732

Hawaii $79,373 Rhode Island $78,735 Maryland $78,302 Minnesota $77,710 Colorado $77,482 Illinois $77,406 Oregon $77,117 Delaware $76,905

New Hampshire $76,771 Virginia $76,472 Pennsylvania $75,598 Nevada $75,158 North Dakota $75,014 Michigan $74,786 Wisconsin $74,702 Vermont $74,535

Texas $74,072 Maine $74,042 Arizona $73,996 Ohio $73,943 Georgia $73,244 Indiana $72,895 Wyoming $72,827 Utah $72,720

Iowa $72,675 Kansas $72,310 Louisiana $72,204 North Carolina $72,166 Missouri $72,151 Florida $71,855 Montana $71,695 Nebraska $71,543

Kentucky $71,460 South Carolina $71,156 Tennessee $70,966 Idaho $70,890 New Mexico $70,336 Oklahoma $70,214 Alabama $69,766 South Dakota $69,014

Arkansas $68,604 West Virginia $68,384 Mississippi $67,723

Top Paying Cities for Administrative Legal Clerk

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Freedom: $72,869
Harmony: $72,837
Hartland: $72,932

Freedom, ME $72,869

Harmony, ME $72,837

Hartland, ME $72,932

Hinckley, ME $73,001

Jackman, ME $72,648

Kingfield, ME $73,062

Liberty, ME $73,003

Madison, ME $73,159

Monroe, ME $72,764

Morrill, ME $72,890

Newport, ME $72,773

New Portland, ME $73,175

New Sharon, ME $73,086

New Vineyard, ME $73,131

Norridgewock, ME $73,133

North Anson, ME $73,176

North Vassalboro, ME $73,307

Oakland, ME $73,157

Oquossoc, ME $72,912

Palmyra, ME $72,820

Phillips, ME $72,942

Pittsfield, ME $72,938

Plymouth, ME $72,783

Rangeley, ME $72,960

Portland, ME $76,441

Falmouth, ME $76,268

South Portland, ME $76,441

Cape Elizabeth, ME $76,290

Peaks Island, ME $76,363

Cumberland Foreside, ME $76,193

Auburn, ME $74,824

Andover, ME $72,939

Bethel, ME $73,062

Bryant Pond, ME $73,334

Buckfield, ME $73,661

Canton, ME $73,200

Durham, ME $75,297

Danville, ME $75,049

Dixfield, ME $73,048

Dryden, ME $73,132

East Andover, ME $72,961

East Dixfield, ME $73,166

East Livermore, ME $73,598

East Poland, ME $74,913

Stoneham, ME $73,367

East Wilton, ME $73,303

Greene, ME $74,251

Hanover, ME $73,000

Hebron, ME $74,183

Jay, ME $73,181

Lewiston, ME $74,784

Lisbon, ME $75,021

Lisbon Falls, ME $74,905

Livermore, ME $73,477

Livermore Falls, ME $73,430

Greenwood, ME $73,431

Mechanic Falls, ME $74,689

Mexico, ME $73,119

Minot, ME $74,412

Monmouth, ME $74,014

New Gloucester, ME $75,347

Newry, ME $72,864

North Jay, ME $73,146

Leeds, ME $73,835

North Monmouth, ME $73,906

North Turner, ME $73,783

North Waterford, ME $73,708

Norway, ME $73,944

Oxford, ME $74,340

Paris, ME $74,090

Poland, ME $74,925

Roxbury, ME $72,889

Rumford, ME $73,076

Sabattus, ME $74,456

South Paris, ME $73,989

Turner, ME $73,991

Wayne, ME $73,654

Weld, ME $72,943

West Bethel, ME $73,004

Bowdoin, ME $74,446

West Minot, ME $74,304

West Paris, ME $73,694

Peru, ME $73,228

West Poland, ME $74,868

Sumner, ME $73,459

Wilton, ME $73,135

Augusta, ME $73,339

Coopers Mills, ME $73,439

Dresden, ME $74,042

East Winthrop, ME $73,567

Farmingdale, ME $73,770

Gardiner, ME $73,903

Randolph, ME $73,770

Hallowell, ME $73,677

Jefferson, ME $73,187

Kents Hill, ME $73,337

Litchfield, ME $74,122

Manchester, ME $73,481

Mount Vernon, ME $73,160

Whitefield, ME $73,480

Palermo, ME $73,065

Sebasco Estates, ME $75,225

Readfield, ME $73,461

Saint Albans, ME $72,876

South Bristol, ME $74,096

Squirrel Island, ME $74,342

Trevett, ME $74,395

Waldoboro, ME $73,172

Walpole, ME $73,978

Washington, ME $72,989

West Boothbay Harbor, ME $74,475

Southport, ME $74,640

Wiscasset, ME $74,263

Woolwich, ME $74,440

Ellsworth, ME $72,692

Addison, ME $72,603

Gouldsboro, ME $72,668

Bar Harbor, ME $72,805

Beals, ME $72,685

Bernard, ME $72,830

Birch Harbor, ME $72,738

Blue Hill, ME $72,770

Brooklin, ME $72,771

Brooksville, ME $72,770

Calais, ME $72,577

Cherryfield, ME $72,494

Columbia Falls, ME $72,490

Corea, ME $72,672

Cranberry Isles, ME $72,688

Cutler, ME $72,496

Deer Isle, ME $72,838

Dennysville, ME $72,427

East Blue Hill, ME $72,773

East Machias, ME $72,496

Eastport, ME $72,710

Franklin, ME $72,676

Frenchboro, ME $72,647

Grand Lake Stream, ME $72,383

Hancock, ME $72,784

Harborside, ME $72,757

Harrington, ME $72,652

Hulls Cove, ME $72,807

Isle Au Haut, ME $72,647

Islesford, ME $72,799

Jonesboro, ME $72,555

Jonesport, ME $72,621

Little Deer Isle, ME $72,829

Lubec, ME $72,531

Bass Harbor, ME $72,832

Machias, ME $72,568

Machiasport, ME $72,603

Meddybemps, ME $72,382

Milbridge, ME $72,681

Mount Desert, ME $72,751

Northeast Harbor, ME $72,799

Sullivan, ME $72,686

Pembroke, ME $72,495

Perry, ME $72,561

Princeton, ME $72,379

Prospect Harbor, ME $72,745

Robbinston, ME $72,480

Salsbury Cove, ME $72,815

Sargentville, ME $72,791

Seal Cove, ME $72,754

Seal Harbor, ME $72,778

Sedgwick, ME $72,783

Sorrento, ME $72,754

Southwest Harbor, ME $72,818

Steuben, ME $72,641

Stonington, ME $72,845

Sunset, ME $72,594

Surry, ME $72,769

Swans Island, ME $72,704

Wesley, ME $72,288

Whiting, ME $72,475

Winter Harbor, ME $72,682

Baileyville, ME $72,453

Houlton, ME $72,302

Ashland, ME $72,197

Benedicta, ME $72,038

Blaine, ME $72,284

Bridgewater, ME $72,113

Caribou, ME $72,433

Clayton Lake, ME $72,301

Crouseville, ME $72,348

Eagle Lake, ME $72,278

Easton, ME $72,359

Estcourt Station, ME $72,331

Fort Fairfield, ME $72,396

Fort Kent, ME $72,428

Fort Kent Mills, ME $72,366

Frenchville, ME $72,448

Grand Isle, ME $72,349

Island Falls, ME $72,045

Limestone, ME $72,376

Madawaska, ME $72,569

Mapleton, ME $72,262

Richmond, ME $74,163

South China, ME $73,139

South Gardiner, ME $73,993

Vienna, ME $73,028

Windsor, ME $73,098

Winthrop, ME $73,774

Bangor, ME $72,743

Abbot, ME $72,756

Aurora, ME $72,360

Bradford, ME $72,710

Bradley, ME $72,712

Brewer, ME $72,739

Brookton, ME $72,116

Brownville, ME $72,501

Brownville Junction, ME $72,948

Bucksport, ME $72,734

Burlington, ME $72,474

Greenbush, ME $72,641

Carmel, ME $72,745

Castine, ME $72,897

Charleston, ME $72,723

Danforth, ME $72,236

Dover Foxcroft, ME $72,765

Corinth, ME $72,736

Eddington, ME $72,720

Holden, ME $72,726

East Millinocket, ME $72,422

East Orland, ME $72,726

Etna, ME $72,761

Exeter, ME $72,749

Frankfort, ME $72,747

Greenville, ME $72,328

Greenville Junction, ME $72,565

Guilford, ME $72,736

Hampden, ME $72,744

Howland, ME $72,571

Hudson, ME $72,731

Kenduskeag, ME $72,739

Kingman, ME $72,160

Lagrange, ME $72,656

Lambert Lake, ME $72,245

Lee, ME $72,458

Levant, ME $72,742

Lincoln, ME $72,452

Mattawamkeag, ME $72,216

Medway, ME $72,235

Milford, ME $72,701

Millinocket, ME $72,126

Milo, ME $72,638

Monson, ME $72,748

Olamon, ME $72,662

Old Town, ME $72,712

Orono, ME $72,732

Orient, ME $72,166

Orland, ME $72,727

Orrington, ME $72,736

Passadumkeag, ME $72,620

Penobscot, ME $72,729

Rockwood, ME $72,439

Sangerville, ME $72,799

Sebec, ME $72,683

Shirley Mills, ME $72,704

Springfield, ME $72,268

Stetson, ME $72,754

Stillwater, ME $72,734

Topsfield, ME $72,177

Vanceboro, ME $72,240

Waite, ME $72,277

West Enfield, ME $72,603

Winn, ME $72,313

Winterport, ME $72,744

Wytopitlock, ME $72,058

Bath, ME $74,955

Alna, ME $73,761

Boothbay, ME $74,263

Boothbay Harbor, ME $74,431

Bristol, ME $73,814

Chamberlain, ME $73,940

Damariscotta, ME $73,768

East Boothbay, ME $74,317

Friendship, ME $73,340

Georgetown, ME $74,860

Isle Of Springs, ME $74,265

Bremen, ME $73,610

Newcastle, ME $73,798

New Harbor, ME $74,057

Nobleboro, ME $73,505

Edgecomb, ME $74,049

Pemaquid, ME $73,985

Phippsburg, ME $75,162

Cushing, ME $73,100

Round Pond, ME $73,800

Sandy Point, ME $72,742

Searsmont, ME $72,915

Searsport, ME $72,754

Shawmut, ME $73,227

Skowhegan, ME $73,067

Smithfield, ME $73,105

Solon, ME $73,067

Stockton Springs, ME $72,742

Stratton, ME $73,006

Strong, ME $73,069

Temple, ME $73,041

West Forks, ME $72,619

Thorndike, ME $72,817

Troy, ME $72,796

Unity, ME $72,887

Vassalboro, ME $73,111

West Farmington, ME $73,323

Berwick, ME $77,711

Cape Neddick, ME $78,303

Eliot, ME $79,341

Kittery, ME $79,571

Kittery Point, ME $78,972

North Berwick, ME $77,112

Ogunquit, ME $77,812

South Berwick, ME $78,494

York, ME $78,942

York Beach, ME $78,564

York Harbor, ME $78,963

Acton, ME $74,911

Alfred, ME $75,973

Bailey Island, ME $75,662

Bar Mills, ME $75,851

Biddeford, ME $75,876

Biddeford Pool, ME $75,877

Bowdoinham, ME $74,394

Bridgton, ME $74,267

Brownfield, ME $74,202

Brunswick, ME $75,273

Bustins Island, ME $75,804

Cape Porpoise, ME $76,217

Casco, ME $75,150

Center Lovell, ME $73,719

Chebeague Island, ME $75,971

Cliff Island, ME $76,136

Cornish, ME $75,057

Cumberland Center, ME $76,050

Denmark, ME $74,191

East Baldwin, ME $75,248

Lebanon, ME $76,501

East Parsonsfield, ME $74,661

Sebago, ME $75,056

East Waterboro, ME $75,628

Freeport, ME $75,666

Fryeburg, ME $73,818

Gorham, ME $75,983

Gray, ME $75,520

Harrison, ME $73,860

Hiram, ME $74,824

Hollis Center, ME $75,722

Kennebunk, ME $76,274

Kennebunkport, ME $75,985

Parsonsfield, ME $74,659

Limerick, ME $75,351

Limington, ME $75,331

Long Island, ME $76,265

Lovell, ME $73,613

Moody, ME $77,211

Naples, ME $74,838

Newfield, ME $75,228

North Bridgton, ME $74,305

North Waterboro, ME $75,496

Windham, ME $75,907

Ocean Park, ME $75,936

Old Orchard Beach, ME $75,987

Orrs Island, ME $75,598

Porter, ME $74,408

Pownal, ME $75,548

Scarborough, ME $76,242

Raymond, ME $75,388

Saco, ME $75,940

Sanford, ME $76,327

Sebago Lake, ME $75,330

Shapleigh, ME $75,619

South Casco, ME $75,432

South Freeport, ME $75,628

Harpswell, ME $75,583

South Windham, ME $76,048

Springvale, ME $75,882

Standish, ME $75,646

Steep Falls, ME $75,483

Topsham, ME $75,014

Waterboro, ME $75,769

Waterford, ME $73,780

Wells, ME $77,061

West Baldwin, ME $75,115

Westbrook, ME $76,263

Buxton, ME $75,856

West Kennebunk, ME $76,234

West Newfield, ME $74,859

Yarmouth, ME $75,979

North Yarmouth, ME $75,820

Mars Hill, ME $72,355

Monticello, ME $72,209

New Limerick, ME $72,256

New Sweden, ME $72,354

Oakfield, ME $72,181

Oxbow, ME $71,887

Patten, ME $71,934

Perham, ME $72,303

Portage, ME $72,265

Presque Isle, ME $72,450

Saint Agatha, ME $72,414

Saint David, ME $72,399

Saint Francis, ME $72,302

Sheridan, ME $72,217

Sherman, ME $72,109

Stacyville, ME $72,019

Sinclair, ME $72,279

Smyrna Mills, ME $72,063

Wallagrass, ME $72,360

Stockholm, ME $72,290

Van Buren, ME $72,379

Washburn, ME $72,351

Westfield, ME $72,252

Rockland, ME $73,060

Camden, ME $73,053

Glen Cove, ME $73,029

Hope, ME $73,026

Islesboro, ME $72,838

Lincolnville, ME $72,898

Lincolnville Center, ME $72,900

Matinicus, ME $72,777

Monhegan, ME $73,554

North Haven, ME $72,827

Owls Head, ME $72,926

Port Clyde, ME $73,335

Rockport, ME $73,035

South Thomaston, ME $72,928

Spruce Head, ME $72,970

Tenants Harbor, ME $73,182

Thomaston, ME $72,980

Union, ME $73,022

Vinalhaven, ME $72,827

Warren, ME $72,945

West Rockport, ME $73,044

Waterville, ME $73,205

Albion, ME $73,089

Anson, ME $73,139

Athens, ME $72,935

Belfast, ME $72,899

Belgrade, ME $73,066

Belgrade Lakes, ME $72,991

Bingham, ME $72,928

Brooks, ME $72,779

Burnham, ME $72,851

Cambridge, ME $72,835

Canaan, ME $72,956

Caratunk, ME $72,790

China Village, ME $73,288

Clinton, ME $72,980

Corinna, ME $72,779

Detroit, ME $72,803

Dexter, ME $72,875

Dixmont, ME $72,769

East Newport, ME $72,777

East Vassalboro, ME $73,154

Eustis, ME $72,711

Fairfield, ME $73,104

Farmington, ME $73,163

Garland, ME $72,741

Farmington Falls, ME $73,282

Administrative Legal Clerk Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Administrative Legal Clerk's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$64,094

Average $74,042/year

$84,349

$5,341

Average $6,170/month

$7,029

$1,233

Average $1,424/week

$1,622

$31

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,349	$7,029	$1,622	$41
Average	$74,042	$6,170	$1,424	$36
25th Percentile	$64,094	$5,341	$1,233	$31

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