Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Judicial Law Clerks

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Judicial Law Clerks positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $56,133 versus $40,000 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +40.3%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 10% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Other$63,995330%
Master's$56,133660%
Bachelor's$40,000110%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
DLA Piper LLP (US) N/A N/A N/A $160,000
KEVIN KERVENG TUNG, P.C. N/A N/A N/A $45,308
Ropes & Gray LLP N/A N/A N/A $160,000
Law Offices of Rakesh Mehrotra N/A N/A N/A $45,000
O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP N/A N/A N/A $170,000
THE CHUGH FIRM, APC N/A N/A N/A $49,099
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP N/A N/A N/A $123,074
Enhesa, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $52,000
LAW OFFICES OF JEAN D. CHEN N/A N/A N/A $51,980
THE LAW OFFICE OF MERCER TURNER N/A N/A N/A $30,800
MT Law PC N/A N/A N/A $50,800
Zhang and Associates PC N/A N/A N/A $42,973
Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc. N/A N/A N/A $49,500
FISHER & FROMMER, PLLC N/A N/A N/A $51,600
KIM & BAE, P.C. N/A N/A N/A $44,699
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC N/A N/A N/A $190,000
KOREAN-AMERICAN SOCIAL AND LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC N/A N/A N/A $35,000
DAI & ASSOCIATES, P.C N/A N/A N/A $40,987
Zhou Law Inc N/A N/A N/A $62,421
Covington & Burling LLP N/A N/A N/A $175,000