The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $88,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $94,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $206,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $202,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $88,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $105,980 | -9.88% | -71.32% |
| 2019 | $116,450 | 2.52% | - |
| 2018 | $113,520 | -63.06% | - |
| 2017 | $185,110 | 1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $181,560 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $181,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,980, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the lowest paying city for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of California, following city of San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (median annual salary of $223,830). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is about 52.7 percent (52.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos.