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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi is shown in Table 1. The wage data of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Southwest Mississippi 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 Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$17,230
25th Percentile Wage	$22,840
50th Percentile Wage	$47,490
75th Percentile Wage	$49,700
90th Percentile Wage	$150,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,230.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates from 2012 to 2021.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	9-Year Growth
2021	$47,490	59.80%	24.95%
2019	$19,090	-117.39%	-
2017	$41,500	10.39%	-
2016	$37,190	-6.80%	-
2015	$39,720	6.22%	-
2014	$37,250	4.46%	-
2013	$35,590	-0.14%	-
2012	$35,640	-	-

Table 2. Compare Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area with Other Mississippi Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,490 in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of Mississippi. In comparison, the annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 67.9 percent (67.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Jackson	$147,990
Gulfport-Biloxi	$49,230
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$48,570
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$47,490
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$45,800
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$45,340