The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $83,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $115,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $146,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $146,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $146,830 | 5.60% | 18.64% |
| 2021 | $138,610 | 0.97% | - |
| 2020 | $137,260 | 2.80% | - |
| 2019 | $133,410 | 0.82% | - |
| 2018 | $132,310 | 3.78% | - |
| 2017 | $127,310 | 1.37% | - |
| 2016 | $125,560 | 0.32% | - |
| 2015 | $125,160 | 4.17% | - |
| 2014 | $119,940 | 0.29% | - |
| 2013 | $119,590 | 0.11% | - |
| 2012 | $119,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $146,830, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of California, following the highest paying city Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary of $178,810). Compared with Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, the median annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Fresno | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |