Judge Salary


What is the salary of a Judge? In the United States, a Judge earns an average salary of $45,924. The salary range for a Judge is usually between $20,395 and $95,002 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $184,991. The highest Judge salary in the United States was $234,978. The average hourly pay for a Judge is $22.08.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Judge Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Judge salary are Nevada, with an average salary of $239,012, followed by New Hampshire, with an average salary of $171,509, and Alabama, with an average salary of $154,500. Employers paying the highest salary for a Judge job are Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TX), COURT OF APPEALS (GA) and Washington County (UT).

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Average Salary
$45,924/yr
Records Number
243
Employers Number
131
Job Pay Rank
99,741th

Judge Salary Statistics


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Top Paying Employers for Judge Jobs

EmployerAverage Salary
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, TX$191,998
COURT OF APPEALS, GA$190,564
Washington County, UT$170,813
Collin County, TX$161,615
Lewis County, WA$159,192
Ellis County, TX$158,333
City of Longview, TX$156,854
City of Memphis, TN$145,780
Lubbock County, TX$136,689
SUPERIOR COURTS, GA$131,733

Similar Jobs

Job TitleAverage Salary
Judges Secretary$31,388
Judge's Secretary$29,052
Judge Circuit Court$238,763
Judge Secretary$58,698
Judge Pro Temp$67,600
Judges Assistant$68,681
Judge - Elected$112,918
Judge Pro Tempore$46,111
Judges$217,879
Judge-Probate Ct$21,703

Judge Salary in States

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StateAverage SalaryRecords Number
Alabama$154,5002
Arkansas$43,9817
Arizona$82,573198
California$7,90674
Colorado$74,7906
Georgia$131,115272
Indiana$73,33025
Kansas$5,05816
Kentucky$104,5792
Louisiana$92,35910
Maryland$6,2936
Michigan$52,71613
Minnesota$6001
Missouri$15,6605
Mississippi$61,02812
North Dakota$3,3991
New Hampshire$171,5091
New Jersey$45,29199
New Mexico$6,11215
Nevada$239,01210
Ohio$33,12067
Oklahoma$36,76312
Oregon$42,4897
Pennsylvania$65,2611
South Carolina$70,7507
Tennessee$63,25319
Texas$98,07250
Utah$77,39164
Washington$82,70728
Wisconsin$18,53712
West Virginia$2,1754
Wyoming$54,8125

Top Paid Judge

NameStateEmployer
Brian Hansford
City of Milton, GA
Brian HansfordGACity of MiltonView Details
Derek Dreiling C
Washoe County, NV
Derek Dreiling CNVWashoe CountyView Details
Kevin Higgins G
Washoe County, NV
Kevin Higgins GNVWashoe CountyView Details
Peter Sferrazza J
Washoe County, NV
Peter Sferrazza JNVWashoe CountyView Details
Kevin Higgins G
Washoe County, NV
Kevin Higgins GNVWashoe CountyView Details
Kevin Higgins G
Washoe County, NV
Kevin Higgins GNVWashoe CountyView Details
Kevin Higgins G
Washoe County, NV
Kevin Higgins GNVWashoe CountyView Details
Peter Sferrazza J
Washoe County, NV
Peter Sferrazza JNVWashoe CountyView Details
Scott Pearson E
Washoe County, NV
Scott Pearson ENVWashoe CountyView Details
Patricia Lynch A.
Washoe County, NV
Patricia Lynch A.NVWashoe CountyView Details
Scott Pearson E
Washoe County, NV
Scott Pearson ENVWashoe CountyView Details
David Clifton W
Washoe County, NV
David Clifton WNVWashoe CountyView Details
David Clifton W
Washoe County, NV
David Clifton WNVWashoe CountyView Details
Peter Sferrazza J
Washoe County, NV
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Patricia Lynch A
Washoe County, NV
Patricia Lynch ANVWashoe CountyView Details
Pierre Hascheff A
Washoe County, NV
Pierre Hascheff ANVWashoe CountyView Details
Pierre Hascheff A
Washoe County, NV
Pierre Hascheff ANVWashoe CountyView Details
David Clifton W
Washoe County, NV
David Clifton WNVWashoe CountyView Details
Edward Alan Tiras
Washoe County, NV
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