Missouri Revised Statutes § 483.083 - Circuit clerks, compensation
AI-assisted research summary: Circuit clerks must be paid annual base salaries set by county class, with yearly increases and special payment rules.
483.083. Circuit clerks, compensation. — 1. (1) Each circuit clerk shall annually receive as compensation the following amounts as base salary: (a) In counties of the first classification, except those counties where court is held in two cities, in which instance an additional four thousand dollars shall be added to the base salary: a. Before September 1, 2025, thirty-six thousand one hundred forty-five dollars; and b. Beginning on September 1, 2025, ninety-four thousand three hundred thirty dollars; (b) In all counties of the second or fourth classification: a. Before September 1, 2025, thirty-one thousand nine hundred seventy-eight dollars; except those counties where court is held in two cities, thirty-five thousand five hundred forty-nine dollars; and b. Beginning on September 1, 2025, ninety thousand five hundred seventy-three dollars; and (c) In the counties of the third classification: a. Before September 1, 2025, twenty-seven thousand two hundred eighteen dollars except those counties where court is held in two cities; thirty thousand three hundred eight dollars; except Marion County circuit clerks, district one and district two in Hannibal, thirty-one thousand three hundred eighty-three dollars; and b. Beginning on September 1, 2025, eighty-five thousand five hundred sixty-five dollars. (2) The compensation of circuit clerks provided by subdivision (1) of this subsection shall annually be increased by an amount equivalent to the annual salary adjustment approved pursuant to section 476.405 for employees of the judicial department. (3) The annual salary of a circuit clerk shall not be less than the previous yearly compensation. 2. Such circuit clerks shall receive in addition to any salary provided by this section any salary adjustment provided pursuant to section 476.405. 3. Payment of the compensation provided in this section shall be payable in equal monthly installments, except that the salary of the circuit clerk of the City of St. Louis shall be paid in semimonthly installments and except that all such compensation paid by the state shall be paid installments as provided in section 33.100. The compensation of all circuit clerks shall be paid by the state and they shall be considered state employees for all purposes except the manner of their selection, appointment, or removal from office; except that, the circuit clerk of the City of St. Louis, the circuit clerk of St. Louis County, and the court administrator of Jackson County shall continue to be paid by the city and those counties and shall not become state employees, but the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, and Jackson County shall be paid an amount which is equivalent to a circuit clerk's salary as provided in subsection 3 of section 483.015. 4. The compensation provided in this section shall be in lieu of all fees, and all fees collected shall be paid over to the state or to the counties and the City of St. Louis as otherwise provided by law. 5. The salary adjustments provided by this section shall not be effective unless an initial appropriation necessary to fully fund the adjustments is approved by the general assembly and the governor. (L. 1978 H.B. 1121 & 1257, H.B. 1634, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1266, A.L. 1982 S.B. 497, A.L. 1983 S.B. 250, A.L. 1984 S.B. 581, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 1989 S.B. 315, A.L. 1993 H.B. 571, A.L. 1995 H.B. 274 & 268, A.L. 2025 H.B. 199) Revisor's Note: Salary adjustment index is printed, as required by § 476.405, in Appendix D.