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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Virginia

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Virginia earns $104,000 a year, 32% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,356 a month.

10th percentile
$62,180
25th percentile
$68,940
Median percentile
$104,000
75th percentile
$192,440
90th percentile
$213,830

Based on 1,270 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

$76,274 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,000
Federal income tax−$14,050
Social Security + Medicare−$7,956
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$5,720
Monthly take-home$6,356
Every two weeks$2,934

Does it go far here?

$102,864Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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