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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$191,350
25th Percentile Wage
$223,830
50th Percentile Wage
$223,830
75th Percentile Wage
$223,830
90th Percentile Wage
$223,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $223,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $223,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $191,350.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$223,830
14.60% 14.60%
2016
$191,160
0.00% -
2012
$191,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $223,830, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the highest paying city for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of California, followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary $214,320). In comparison, the median annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 4.2 percent (4.2%) higher than that in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$223,830
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$214,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$214,320
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$214,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$214,320
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$185,110
Salinas
$184,080
Yuba City
$180,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$172,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$170,980
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$170,970
Vallejo-Fairfield
$170,960
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$137,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$105,980

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.