The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $50,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $109,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $196,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $227,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $232,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $232,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $196,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,600.
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 | $196,230 | 13.25% | 29.28% |
| 2020 | $170,230 | -0.56% | - |
| 2019 | $171,190 | 2.21% | - |
| 2018 | $167,410 | -0.19% | - |
| 2017 | $167,730 | 0.53% | - |
| 2016 | $166,840 | -0.01% | - |
| 2015 | $166,860 | 7.34% | - |
| 2014 | $154,610 | 2.43% | - |
| 2013 | $150,860 | 8.01% | - |
| 2012 | $138,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $196,230, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of New York, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls (median annual salary $184,350). In comparison, the median annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in Buffalo-Niagara Falls.