The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $83,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $170,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,750. 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 | $128,750 | -9.79% | -1.23% |
| 2021 | $141,360 | -8.26% | - |
| 2020 | $153,040 | 5.91% | - |
| 2019 | $144,000 | 3.54% | - |
| 2018 | $138,900 | 3.56% | - |
| 2017 | $133,950 | 2.70% | - |
| 2016 | $130,330 | 3.31% | - |
| 2015 | $126,010 | 4.36% | - |
| 2014 | $120,520 | -0.47% | - |
| 2013 | $121,090 | -7.63% | - |
| 2012 | $130,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,750 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 31.2 percent (31.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.
| 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 |