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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Georgia

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Georgia earns $133,660 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,974 a month.

10th percentile
$37,420
25th percentile
$70,420
Median percentile
$133,660
75th percentile
$155,840
90th percentile
$187,990

Based on 1,190 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

$95,686 take-home a year
Gross pay$133,660
Federal income tax−$20,812
Social Security + Medicare−$10,225
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$6,937
Monthly take-home$7,974
Every two weeks$3,680

Does it go far here?

$138,806Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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