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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$126,260
25th Percentile Wage	$126,260
50th Percentile Wage	$139,650
75th Percentile Wage	$139,650
90th Percentile Wage	$139,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $139,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $126,260.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	1-Year Growth
2022	$139,650	0.00%	0.00%
2021	$139,650	-	-

Table 2. Compare Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $139,650, South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $155,690). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Evansville	$155,690
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$139,650
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$139,650
Louisville-Jefferson County	$139,650
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$139,650
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$126,260