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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in New Jersey

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in New Jersey earns $204,160 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $11,815 a month.

10th percentile
$56,290
25th percentile
$103,260
Median percentile
$204,160
75th percentile
$204,160
90th percentile
$215,540

Based on 920 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

$141,783 take-home a year
Gross pay$204,160
Federal income tax−$37,732
Social Security + Medicare−$14,437
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$10,208
Monthly take-home$11,815
Every two weeks$5,453

Does it go far here?

$187,638Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
15%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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