Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary
The median pay for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in the United States is $153,990 a year. About 24,030 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,950
- 25th percentile
- $85,710
- Median percentile
- $153,990
- 75th percentile
- $194,950
- 90th percentile
- $221,710
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Rhode Island $239,760
- Massachusetts $221,710
- Connecticut $217,760
- New York $216,390
- Hawaii $211,810
- Tennessee $208,350
- Nebraska $208,180
- New Mexico $205,400
- New Jersey $204,160
- Colorado $198,790
- Vermont $194,170
- Minnesota $190,110
- Florida $186,040
- Alaska $183,310
- Indiana $183,000
- Idaho $172,920
- Maryland $172,190
- North Dakota $171,100
- Oregon $166,400
- Nevada $166,360
- Maine $161,470
- Kentucky $150,650
- Kansas $148,910
- Iowa $147,510
- Texas $139,990
- Washington $134,270
- Georgia $133,660
- Delaware $131,340
- Virginia $104,000
- Ohio $95,260
- Arizona $93,280
- Utah $92,780
- South Carolina $86,210
- Montana $84,630
- Louisiana $83,040
- Wisconsin $76,620
- West Virginia $63,240
- Alabama $52,850
- Michigan $51,210
- Mississippi $49,960
By metro area
- Providence, RI $229,760
- Longview, WA $228,330
- Boston, MA $221,710
- Nashville, TN $218,190
- Hartford, CT $217,760
- Albuquerque, NM $216,220
- Lincoln, NE $208,180
- Omaha, NE $208,180
- Atlantic City, NJ $204,160
- New York, NY $204,160
- Philadelphia, PA $204,160
- Trenton, NJ $204,160
- Denver, CO $198,790
- Miami, FL $196,890
- Tampa, FL $196,890
- Baltimore, MD $191,320
- Las Vegas, NV $190,690
- Colorado Springs, CO $190,230
- Greeley, CO $190,230
- Minneapolis, MN $186,580
- Evansville, IN $183,000
- Indianapolis, IN $183,000
- Gainesville, FL $178,950
- Portland, OR $178,260
- Glens Falls, NY $177,840
- Utica, NY $176,500
- Orlando, FL $176,450
- Port St. Lucie, FL $175,430
- Deltona, FL $175,020
- Rochester, NY $174,940
- Kiryas Joel, NY $174,730
- Buffalo, NY $174,250
- Jacksonville, FL $173,920
- Tallahassee, FL $173,370
- Boise City, ID $172,920
- Albany, NY $172,410
- Syracuse, NY $172,270
- Binghamton, NY $165,900
- Burlington, VT $161,490
- Fort Wayne, IN $159,620
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $156,550
- Austin, TX $153,990
- Topeka, KS $148,910
- Wichita, KS $148,910
- Knoxville, TN $148,580
- Des Moines, IA $147,510
- Chicago, IL $146,400
- San Antonio, TX $145,860
- Atlanta, GA $144,790
- Gainesville, GA $144,790
- Corpus Christi, TX $140,090
- Lubbock, TX $139,870
- Houston, TX $135,430
- Seattle, WA $135,180
- Beaumont, TX $132,550
- Memphis, TN $124,870
- Spartanburg, SC $122,990
- Cincinnati, OH $122,750
- Bremerton, WA $114,400
- Olympia, WA $114,120
- Spokane, WA $114,120
- Phoenix, AZ $113,440
- Chattanooga, TN $107,670
- Huntington, WV $107,180
- Youngstown, OH $106,170
- Dayton, OH $104,760
- Charlottesville, VA $104,000
- Columbus, OH $104,000
- Lynchburg, VA $104,000
- Richmond, VA $104,000
- Virginia Beach, VA $104,000
- Washington, DC $104,000
- Charleston, WV $103,940
- Greenville, SC $99,400
- Canton, OH $98,790
- Charleston, SC $98,120
- New Orleans, LA $95,020
- Columbia, SC $94,400
- Roanoke, VA $91,000
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $89,990
- Prescott Valley, AZ $89,990
- Tucson, AZ $89,990
- Florence, SC $86,860
- Augusta, GA $85,260
- Cleveland, OH $80,020
- Texarkana, TX $78,630
- Jackson, MS $78,050
- Charlotte, NC $72,610
- Akron, OH $68,760
- Hagerstown, MD $63,240
- Birmingham, AL $57,260
- Daphne, AL $57,220
- Mobile, AL $57,160
- Montgomery, AL $56,630
- Detroit, MI $55,000
- Dothan, AL $48,930
- Grand Rapids, MI $48,110
- Tuscaloosa, AL $46,930