Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officer Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$52,790
25th Percentile Wage
$64,200
50th Percentile Wage
$88,600
75th Percentile Wage
$121,020
90th Percentile Wage
$130,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,790.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$88,600
-4.22% -6.07%
2013
$92,340
-1.78% -
2012
$93,980
- -

Table 2. Compare Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officer Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $88,600, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is the lowest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of California, following city of Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary of $178,810). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is about 50.5 percent (50.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$178,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$146,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$141,940
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$137,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$128,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$128,750
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$127,300
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$127,300
Fresno
$110,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$95,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$88,600