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 |