Clerk of the Court pay range
State of Texas · class code 3635
- Class code
- 3635
- Pay group
- B29
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Clerk of the Court is $101,860 to $172,272 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 3635.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Clerk of the Court series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Performs highly advanced and/or supervisory (senior-level) appellate work. Work involves overseeing court administrative operations. May supervise the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Examples of the work
Oversees and coordinates court administrative operations, such as human resources, information technology, purchasing, accounting, and budgeting, in consultation with justices. Oversees the collection of court fees and costs. Oversees the scheduling, preparation, and coordination of the court’s calendar and docketing. Oversees the maintenance of the official court minutes, orders, and opinions. Oversees the drafting of and/or drafts judgments and mandates. Oversees and/or provides instruction on the use of an electronic filing system and on the use of computer software to create electronic briefs. Ensures that rules governing court filings and filing requirements are followed.
Special requirements
Must be bondable.
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.