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Average Salary for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

SOC 23-1021 · Legal Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in the United States is $115,230 ($55.40/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $56,970 at the 10th percentile to $203,990 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 16,230 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 17.7% since 2019.

Median Annual

$115,230

Mean Annual

$122,620

10th Pct

$56,970

75th Pct

$161,290

Employment

16,230

Salary Distribution

$57k
10th
$77k
25th
$115k
Median
$161k
75th
$204k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Tallahassee, FL $172,000
Kansas City, MO-KS $161,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $153,320
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $137,780
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $137,240
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $135,660
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $133,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $131,310
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $131,290
Jacksonville, FL $130,980
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $128,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $128,500
St. Louis, MO-IL $127,070
Cleveland, OH $125,990
Oklahoma City, OK $125,960

Salary by State

State Median Annual
District of Columbia $181,060
Alabama $149,760
Indiana $143,850
Minnesota $135,050
Wisconsin $129,750
Maryland $127,120
Missouri $127,070
Kansas $126,570
New Jersey $125,530
Michigan $125,420
Massachusetts $124,590
Louisiana $124,090
Oklahoma $124,090
New York $122,570
Washington $121,850
Nebraska $120,640
Colorado $120,290
Arizona $118,810
Iowa $116,820
North Carolina $115,090
Florida $113,730
Tennessee $110,140
New Hampshire $104,150
West Virginia $103,840
Utah $103,790
Texas $103,400
Hawaii $98,630
Illinois $96,420
Pennsylvania $96,100
Virginia $93,680
South Carolina $89,630
Oregon $89,220
Connecticut $87,790
Nevada $85,310
Montana $77,560
Mississippi $75,540
Ohio $75,250
Puerto Rico $75,110
New Mexico $65,580
Georgia $65,000
Maine $60,880
Idaho $58,410
Kentucky $57,960
Delaware $54,500
Arkansas $52,990

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $115,230
2023 $111,090
2022 $94,990
2021 $102,550
2020 $97,520
2019 $97,870