Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 214 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Providence, RI-MA $229,760 150
Longview, WA $224,040 40
Boston, MA-NH $221,710 430
Massachusetts $221,710 600
Worcester, MA $221,710 80
Nashville, TN $218,190 220

Browse Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salaries by state

Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia

Compare Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salaries & buying power

Pick two cities to see how salary and purchasing power differ.

Full tool →
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
in
    vs

      All metros — Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salaries

      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $168,880 140
      Alaska $144,620 60
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $69,960 50
      Southwest Alabama $66,980 30
      Huntsville, AL $61,500 30
      Mobile, AL $54,170 30
      Birmingham, AL $51,520 160
      Alabama $50,950 610
      Dothan, AL $48,930 30
      Daphne, AL $48,850 40
      Northeast Alabama $48,010 60
      Tuscaloosa, AL $46,930 40
      Southeast Alabama $45,520 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $192,910 220
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tucson, AZ $156,800 100
      Arizona $114,630 60
      Phoenix, AZ $113,440 330
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $108,920 30
      Prescott Valley, AZ $89,990 30
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $193,000 310
      Colorado $191,640 620
      Greeley, CO $190,230 30
      Colorado Springs, CO $184,690 60
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $184,690 50
      Northwest Colorado $184,690 40
      Southwest Colorado $184,690 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $217,760 100
      Bridgeport, CT $211,420 50
      Connecticut $211,420 200
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $163,190 —
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $126,700 120
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $196,890 360
      Tampa, FL $196,890 200
      North Florida $186,040 40
      Gainesville, FL $178,950 40
      Orlando, FL $176,450 140
      Port St. Lucie, FL $175,430 40
      Deltona, FL $175,020 60
      Jacksonville, FL $173,920 90
      Tallahassee, FL $173,370 60
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $141,790 560
      Gainesville, GA $141,790 30
      Georgia $131,670 1,210
      South Georgia $86,120 110
      Macon, GA $85,530 40
      Augusta, GA-SC $84,000 60
      East Georgia $72,470 60
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $203,290 120
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $147,510 90
      Northwest Iowa $52,170 50
      Southeast Iowa $45,470 70
      Northeast Iowa $45,180 30
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $174,660 240
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $141,740 90
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Indiana $177,180 60
      Evansville, IN $177,180 30
      Indiana $177,180 720
      Indianapolis, IN $177,180 210
      Northern Indiana $177,180 50
      Southern Indiana $177,180 60
      Fort Wayne, IN $141,740 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $148,910 420
      Topeka, KS $148,910 70
      Wichita, KS $148,910 60
      Kansas $76,610 170
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $151,990 100
      Kentucky $138,620 420
      Central Kentucky $137,620 60
      East Kentucky $137,620 50
      South Central Kentucky $137,620 70
      West Kentucky $137,620 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $109,450 40
      Louisiana $70,610 180
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $221,710 430
      Massachusetts $221,710 600
      Worcester, MA $221,710 80
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $181,320 200
      Maryland $181,320 390
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $63,240 50
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $161,470 30
      Maine $156,770 80
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Michigan $52,910 30
      Detroit, MI $52,260 170
      Michigan $51,250 530
      Mid Michigan $50,810 40
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $49,970 50
      Northern Michigan $48,770 30
      Grand Rapids, MI $48,700 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $182,790 330
      Minnesota $182,790 470
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Missouri $156,210 40
      Missouri $156,210 550
      North Missouri $156,210 40
      Southeast Missouri $156,210 40
      Springfield, MO $156,210 40
      St. Louis, MO-IL $156,210 180
      Kansas City, MO-KS $150,430 200
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $52,440 30
      Lower West Mississippi $50,500 60
      Upper East Mississippi $50,320 80
      Mississippi $49,900 —
      Lower East Mississippi $49,840 70
      West Delta Mississippi $49,540 70
      Jackson, MS $49,390 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $63,260 90
      East-Central Montana $49,130 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $74,170 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $196,390 40
      Nebraska $196,390 160
      Omaha, NE-IA $196,390 80
      South Nebraska $191,090 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $200,150 60
      New Jersey $200,150 990
      Trenton, NJ $200,150 40
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $172,990 80
      New Mexico $164,340 240
      Eastern New Mexico $123,260 60
      Northern New Mexico $123,260 50
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $181,170 40
      Nevada $118,690 100
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $196,190 1,390
      New York $189,890 2,460
      Syracuse, NY $178,590 120
      Utica, NY $175,420 70
      Southwest New York $174,820 100
      Central East New York $172,390 130
      Binghamton, NY $171,820 50
      Kiryas Joel, NY $170,530 80
      Rochester, NY $170,520 160
      Buffalo, NY $169,710 170
      Capital/Northern New York $168,950 110
      Glens Falls, NY $168,790 40
      Albany, NY $168,530 190
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $123,120 350
      Dayton, OH $123,050 180
      Canton, OH $107,680 90
      Youngstown, OH $106,480 130
      Sandusky, OH $101,110 40
      Lima, OH $100,380 30
      Columbus, OH $99,110 290
      Ohio $97,260 2,510
      Akron, OH $96,420 100
      West Northwestern Ohio $90,140 160
      Cleveland, OH $89,630 530
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $89,630 150
      Eastern Ohio $87,030 110
      Southern Ohio $87,030 120
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $144,540 300
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $174,320 90
      Coast Oregon $174,100 30
      Oregon $174,100 320
      Portland, OR-WA $174,100 130
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $200,150 220
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $95,570 460
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $229,760 150
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $122,990 50
      Greenville, SC $102,340 110
      Columbia, SC $99,240 110
      Charleston, SC $93,220 90
      South Carolina $84,270 670
      Florence, SC $82,320 40
      Southern South Carolina $75,970 40
      Northwestern South Carolina $70,460 50
      Northeastern South Carolina $45,400 80
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $218,190 220
      North Central Tennessee $201,700 30
      Knoxville, TN $197,740 30
      Tennessee $178,730 520
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $106,070 130
      Kingsport, TN-VA $104,000 40
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $102,040 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $166,120 460
      Austin, TX $153,990 690
      Texas $139,990 2,610
      Lubbock, TX $139,870 40
      Corpus Christi, TX $137,460 40
      Beaumont, TX $132,550 30
      Hill Country Region of Texas $116,750 60
      San Antonio, TX $116,080 170
      McAllen, TX $90,880 50
      Texarkana, TX-AR $78,630 30
      Eastern Region of Texas $69,580 30
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $65,730 50
      North Region of Texas $65,200 110
      Brownsville, TX $54,290 30
      Northwestern Region of Texas $53,810 90
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $123,640 100
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $104,000 30
      Lynchburg, VA $104,000 40
      Northwest Virginia $104,000 40
      Richmond, VA $104,000 —
      Virginia $104,000 —
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $104,000 —
      Northern West Virginia $63,240 90
      Southern West Virginia $63,240 60
      West Virginia $63,240 350
      Roanoke, VA $62,560 60
      Southside Virginia $62,560 60
      Southwest Virginia $62,560 90
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $172,190 —
      Burlington, VT $161,490 40
      Vermont $141,080 90
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Longview, WA $224,040 40
      Kennewick, WA $201,510 30
      Seattle, WA $132,960 540
      Washington $131,740 1,050
      Western Washington $119,300 90
      Olympia, WA $117,960 60
      Bremerton, WA $114,400 30
      Eastern Washington $110,260 60
      Spokane, WA $108,680 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wisconsin $83,620 130
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $103,940 40
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $103,940 50