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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $204,160 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $12,144 a month.

10th percentile
$59,020
25th percentile
$94,460
Median percentile
$204,160
75th percentile
$211,350
90th percentile
$216,410

Based on 210 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

$145,723 take-home a year
Gross pay$204,160
Federal income tax−$37,732
Social Security + Medicare−$14,437
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$6,268
Monthly take-home$12,144
Every two weeks$5,605

Does it go far here?

$199,076Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
12%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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