Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officer Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$79,490
25th Percentile Wage
$100,830
50th Percentile Wage
$121,290
75th Percentile Wage
$172,100
90th Percentile Wage
$167,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,490.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$121,290
0.90% -6.90%
2016
$120,200
1.31% -
2015
$118,620
-14.01% -
2014
$135,240
3.60% -
2013
$130,370
0.54% -
2012
$129,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officer Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $121,290, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $124,840). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$124,840
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$121,290