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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Maryland

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Maryland earns $172,190 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,886 a month.

10th percentile
$53,210
25th percentile
$105,510
Median percentile
$172,190
75th percentile
$191,320
90th percentile
$204,420

Based on 170 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

$118,626 take-home a year
Gross pay$172,190
Federal income tax−$30,060
Social Security + Medicare−$13,173
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$10,331
Monthly take-home$9,886
Every two weeks$4,563

Does it go far here?

$164,055Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

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