{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-51.281","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 51.281","heading":"Compensation of certain county clerks — training program, attendance required, when, expenses, compensation — certain fees may be retained (second, third and fourth class counties).","body":"1. The county clerk in any county, other than in a first classification county, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of clerk on January 1, 1997.\nAssessed Valuation Salary\n$18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $29,000\n41,000,000 to 53,999,999 30,000\n54,000,000 to 65,999,999 32,000\n66,000,000 to 85,999,999 34,000\n86,000,000 to 99,999,999 36,000\n100,000,000 to 130,999,999 38,000\n131,000,000 to 159,999,999 40,000\n160,000,000 to 189,999,999 41,000\n190,000,000 to 249,999,999 41,500\n250,000,000 to 299,999,999 43,000\n300,000,000 or more 45,000\n2. A county clerk who begins a term after August 28, 2026, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule.\nAssessed Valuation Salary\nUnder $51,000,000 $36,100\n51,000,000 to 100,000,000 39,100\n100,000,001 to 150,000,000 42,100\n150,000,001 to 200,000,000 45,100\n200,000,001 to 250,000,000 48,100\n250,000,001 to 300,000,000 51,100\n300,000,001 to 350,000,000 54,100\n350,000,001 to 400,000,000 57,100\n400,000,001 to 450,000,000 60,100\n450,000,001 to 500,000,000 63,100\n500,000,001 to 550,000,000 66,100\n550,000,001 to 600,000,000 69,100\n600,000,001 to 1,000,000,000 72,100\n1,000,000,001 to 5,000,000,000 75,100\n5,000,000,001 to 10,000,000,000 78,100\n10,000,000,001 or more 81,100\n3. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the clerk only if the clerk has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the clerk's office when approved by the Missouri association of county clerks and election authorities unless an alternative option is approved by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each clerk who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified clerks to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county clerk in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.\n4. The county clerk may retain any fees to which he is entitled for services performed in the issuance of fish and game licenses or permits.\n5. The county clerk in any county, other than a first classification charter county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county clerk in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.","path":["Title VI - COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT","Chapter 51 - County Clerks"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=51.281","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"b59a8ca4994d9b2c542e3a8b39d97325f08a796c0343009b709c26746c5b8d58","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-51.280","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-51.282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}