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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage information of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$42,960
25th Percentile Wage	$68,560
50th Percentile Wage	$157,600
75th Percentile Wage	$180,130
90th Percentile Wage	$180,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $180,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $157,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,960.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$157,600	1.99%	51.43%
2020	$154,470	8.07%	-
2019	$142,000	46.19%	-
2016	$76,410	-66.10%	-
2015	$126,920	60.43%	-
2014	$50,220	-24.85%	-
2013	$62,700	-22.09%	-
2012	$76,550	-	-

Table 2. Compare Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $157,600, Fort Smith is the highest paying city for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of Oklahoma, followed by Tulsa (median annual salary $85,100). In comparison, the median annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Fort Smith is 46.0 percent (46.0%) higher than that in Tulsa.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Fort Smith	$157,600
Tulsa	$85,100
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$79,280
Oklahoma City	$66,960
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$64,870
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$59,290
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$44,560