The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $73,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $99,690 | -10.15% | 13.45% |
| 2021 | $109,810 | 0.38% | - |
| 2020 | $109,390 | 4.42% | - |
| 2019 | $104,550 | 2.10% | - |
| 2018 | $102,350 | 4.42% | - |
| 2017 | $97,830 | 4.07% | - |
| 2016 | $93,850 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $93,850 | 8.81% | - |
| 2014 | $85,580 | 2.57% | - |
| 2013 | $83,380 | -3.48% | - |
| 2012 | $86,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,690, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is the second highest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $101,150). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Reading | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |