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Court Clerk in New Mexico

New Mexico State Personnel Office (SPO), Compensation and Classification lists 2 job classes for this work in the New Mexico state pay plan: Court Clerk, Lead Court Clerk.

$42,773 – $77,633
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$46,960
median pay in NM, all employers
1,040
workers in NM (SOC 43-4031)

Sources: New Mexico State Personnel Office (SPO), Compensation and Classification, New Mexico Classified Service — FY27 Salary Schedule (effective 7/4/2026) and Classification and Pay Listing (effective 7/30/2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New Mexico state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 4, 2026. These are the ranges New Mexico sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Court Clerk
Class R4031A
Grade C4
$42,773 – $64,160 a year
Lead Court Clerk
Class LCLC25
Grade C6
$51,755 – $77,633 a year

Schedule: FY27 Classified Service Salary Schedule (effective 7/4/2026). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New Mexico State Personnel Office (SPO), Compensation and Classification, New Mexico Classified Service — FY27 Salary Schedule (effective 7/4/2026) and Classification and Pay Listing (effective 7/30/2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New Mexico, all employers Sourced

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (SOC 43-4031) in New Mexico, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNM
Workers1,040
10th percentile$38,230
Median$46,960
90th percentile$57,970
National median, government employers$48,880

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Court Clerk page.

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