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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Alabama

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Alabama earns $52,850 a year, 66% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,522 a month.

10th percentile
$37,420
25th percentile
$41,660
Median percentile
$52,850
75th percentile
$77,310
90th percentile
$110,110

Based on 560 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

$42,267 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,850
Federal income tax−$4,162
Social Security + Medicare−$4,043
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,378
Monthly take-home$3,522
Every two weeks$1,626

Does it go far here?

$59,500Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama