The highest-paying states for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $178,200, Nebraska is the highest paying state for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers. It is followed by Indiana (average annual salary $143,760). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nebraska | $178,200 |
$110,090 | 30 |
2 | Indiana | $143,760 |
$58,760 | 70 |
3 | California | $138,420 |
$83,220 | 1,630 |
4 | Massachusetts | $133,810 |
$86,390 | 180 |
5 | Rhode Island | $119,720 |
$94,830 | 30 |
6 | Wisconsin | $114,940 |
$105,080 | 30 |
7 | Michigan | $112,200 |
$83,390 | 280 |
8 | New Jersey | $111,800 |
$85,060 | 270 |
9 | Maryland | $111,470 |
$62,400 | 350 |
10 | Colorado | $110,970 |
$69,970 | 180 |
11 | New York | $109,470 |
$84,310 | 1,150 |
12 | Kansas | $109,350 |
$80,110 | 40 |
13 | Alaska | $108,530 |
$68,640 | 30 |
14 | Alabama | $106,950 |
$39,240 | 30 |
15 | Iowa | $105,390 |
$73,300 | 70 |
16 | Missouri | $105,100 |
$53,790 | 70 |
17 | Minnesota | $104,000 |
$66,870 | 100 |
18 | Washington | $103,080 |
$81,110 | 290 |
19 | North Dakota | $102,310 |
$56,740 | 40 |
20 | Florida | $97,450 |
$42,640 | 410 |
21 | Hawaii | $96,600 |
$65,570 | 50 |
22 | Arizona | $93,300 |
$55,770 | 240 |
23 | Utah | $91,850 |
$43,310 | 150 |
24 | Texas | $91,770 |
$41,200 | 990 |
25 | Illinois | $88,210 |
$46,130 | 460 |
26 | North Carolina | $85,780 |
$68,030 | 200 |
27 | Pennsylvania | $85,470 |
$56,310 | 700 |
28 | West Virginia | $85,400 |
$40,880 | 100 |
29 | Connecticut | $81,520 |
$70,460 | 300 |
30 | Mississippi | $80,110 |
$36,570 | 80 |
31 | Louisiana | $79,350 |
$19,810 | 140 |
32 | Puerto Rico | $75,110 |
$59,080 | 30 |
33 | Virginia | $74,940 |
$40,000 | 510 |
34 | Nevada | $72,590 |
$47,010 | 140 |
35 | Oregon | $72,090 |
$49,460 | 480 |
36 | Oklahoma | $70,360 |
$53,810 | 100 |
37 | Montana | $68,330 |
$23,280 | 80 |
38 | Vermont | $68,270 |
$50,340 | 40 |
39 | Tennessee | $63,050 |
$40,730 | 280 |
40 | New Hampshire | $62,550 |
$48,380 | 140 |
41 | Ohio | $61,530 |
$46,070 | 340 |
42 | South Carolina | $61,480 |
$46,990 | 100 |
43 | Arkansas | $57,460 |
$40,000 | 320 |
44 | New Mexico | $56,890 |
$40,980 | 180 |
45 | Maine | $54,640 |
$42,560 | 120 |
46 | Delaware | $53,940 |
$35,770 | 70 |
47 | Idaho | $52,270 |
$43,280 | 80 |
48 | Georgia | $51,890 |
$38,930 | 390 |
49 | Kentucky | $41,400 |
$34,240 | 300 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers, Top paying jobs in America.