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Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers salary in Washington, DC

The median administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $151,990 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,519 a month.

10th percentile
$80,260
25th percentile
$102,020
Median percentile
$151,990
75th percentile
$185,220
90th percentile
$207,480

Based on 660 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$102,232 take-home a year
Gross pay$151,990
Federal income tax−$25,212
Social Security + Medicare−$11,627
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$12,919
Monthly take-home$8,519
Every two weeks$3,932

Does it go far here?

$139,589Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia