The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $22,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $137,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $179,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $171,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,730.
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 | $137,940 | 3.12% | 27.11% |
| 2021 | $133,630 | 31.08% | - |
| 2020 | $92,100 | -9.66% | - |
| 2019 | $101,000 | 3.09% | - |
| 2018 | $97,880 | -8.36% | - |
| 2017 | $106,060 | 1.89% | - |
| 2016 | $104,060 | -4.59% | - |
| 2015 | $108,840 | -8.98% | - |
| 2014 | $118,610 | 15.07% | - |
| 2013 | $100,730 | 0.18% | - |
| 2012 | $100,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $137,940, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $153,980). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower.