Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
23-1023 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.
National estimates for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Industry profile for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Geographic profile for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
National estimates for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 27,790 |
0.7 % |
$ 68.52 |
$ 142,520 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 22.35 |
$ 39.01 |
$ 71.17 |
$ 82.32 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 46,490 |
$ 81,150 |
$ 148,030 |
$ 171,230 |
(5) |
Industry profile for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
Top paying industries for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
Geographic profile for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
3,420 |
0.39 |
2.00 |
$ 79.34 |
$ 165,030 |
| Ohio |
2,520 |
0.49 |
2.46 |
$ 51.92 |
$ 108,000 |
| Texas |
2,340 |
0.19 |
0.97 |
$ 54.96 |
$ 114,320 |
| California |
1,510 |
0.09 |
0.46 |
$ 99.42 |
$ 206,790 |
| Florida |
1,420 |
0.16 |
0.84 |
(8) |
(8) |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
180 |
0.62 |
3.15 |
$ 71.68 |
$ 149,090 |
| Oklahoma |
960 |
0.61 |
3.11 |
$ 42.14 |
$ 87,640 |
| Ohio |
2,520 |
0.49 |
2.46 |
$ 51.92 |
$ 108,000 |
| West Virginia |
310 |
0.48 |
2.41 |
$ 43.04 |
$ 89,520 |
| New Mexico |
320 |
0.41 |
2.06 |
$ 45.67 |
$ 95,000 |
Top paying states for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
120 |
0.22 |
1.12 |
$ 102.46 |
$ 213,120 |
| Illinois |
1,010 |
0.18 |
0.91 |
$ 101.02 |
$ 210,120 |
| California |
1,510 |
0.09 |
0.46 |
$ 99.42 |
$ 206,790 |
| Rhode Island |
120 |
0.26 |
1.30 |
$ 93.85 |
$ 195,210 |
| Connecticut |
200 |
0.13 |
0.64 |
$ 83.74 |
$ 174,180 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,590 |
0.18 |
0.93 |
$ 82.22 |
$ 171,020 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
710 |
0.17 |
0.84 |
$ 96.63 |
$ 200,980 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
650 |
0.60 |
3.05 |
$ 69.95 |
$ 145,490 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
590 |
0.97 |
4.92 |
$ 42.82 |
$ 89,060 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
530 |
0.55 |
2.81 |
$ 52.65 |
$ 109,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
510 |
0.26 |
1.34 |
$ 64.14 |
$ 133,400 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
490 |
0.17 |
0.85 |
$ 51.53 |
$ 107,180 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
480 |
0.18 |
0.93 |
$ 58.03 |
$ 120,710 |
| Columbus, OH |
420 |
0.41 |
2.10 |
$ 49.14 |
$ 102,220 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
420 |
0.23 |
1.17 |
(8) |
(8) |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
60 |
1.50 |
7.60 |
$ 65.43 |
$ 136,100 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
60 |
1.19 |
6.05 |
$ 77.29 |
$ 160,750 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
590 |
0.97 |
4.92 |
$ 42.82 |
$ 89,060 |
| Kingston, NY |
50 |
0.92 |
4.66 |
$ 69.61 |
$ 144,790 |
| Utica-Rome, NY |
90 |
0.78 |
3.96 |
$ 74.28 |
$ 154,500 |
| Binghamton, NY |
70 |
0.75 |
3.81 |
$ 70.39 |
$ 146,410 |
| Syracuse, NY |
190 |
0.66 |
3.36 |
$ 71.78 |
$ 149,310 |
| Flagstaff, AZ |
40 |
0.65 |
3.31 |
$ 44.53 |
$ 92,630 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
70 |
0.63 |
3.21 |
$ 75.28 |
$ 156,590 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
30 |
0.60 |
3.06 |
$ 39.34 |
$ 81,820 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
100 |
0.10 |
0.52 |
$ 108.47 |
$ 225,610 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
80 |
0.08 |
0.38 |
$ 100.15 |
$ 208,310 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
710 |
0.17 |
0.84 |
$ 96.63 |
$ 200,980 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
420 |
0.19 |
0.95 |
$ 96.27 |
$ 200,230 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
100 |
0.07 |
0.33 |
$ 94.12 |
$ 195,780 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
120 |
0.23 |
1.15 |
$ 92.91 |
$ 193,250 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
70 |
0.14 |
0.69 |
$ 91.75 |
$ 190,830 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
40 |
0.33 |
1.70 |
$ 89.75 |
$ 186,690 |
| Trenton, NJ |
50 |
0.21 |
1.05 |
$ 85.65 |
$ 178,150 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
120 |
0.13 |
0.68 |
$ 82.52 |
$ 171,630 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
