The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $96,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $151,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $184,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $184,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $230,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $230,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $184,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $96,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $184,350 | 7.21% | 27.61% |
| 2021 | $171,060 | 4.30% | - |
| 2020 | $163,700 | -1.47% | - |
| 2019 | $166,100 | 4.38% | - |
| 2018 | $158,820 | 0.46% | - |
| 2017 | $158,090 | 4.85% | - |
| 2016 | $150,430 | 2.09% | - |
| 2015 | $147,280 | 7.82% | - |
| 2014 | $135,760 | -1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $137,270 | 2.78% | - |
| 2012 | $133,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $184,350, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $196,230). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower.