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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Washington

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Washington earns $134,270 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,587 a month.

10th percentile
$112,360
25th percentile
$114,120
Median percentile
$134,270
75th percentile
$212,560
90th percentile
$239,740

Based on 1,040 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

$103,040 take-home a year
Gross pay$134,270
Federal income tax−$20,959
Social Security + Medicare−$10,272
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,587
Every two weeks$3,963

Does it go far here?

$125,471Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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