The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $49,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,460.
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 | $68,700 | -45.20% | -22.66% |
| 2020 | $99,750 | 0.34% | - |
| 2019 | $99,410 | 8.59% | - |
| 2018 | $90,870 | -3.42% | - |
| 2017 | $93,980 | 10.33% | - |
| 2016 | $84,270 | 3.62% | - |
| 2015 | $81,220 | 3.58% | - |
| 2014 | $78,310 | 10.31% | - |
| 2013 | $70,240 | -19.97% | - |
| 2012 | $84,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,700, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the lowest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $114,060). Compared with the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 39.8 percent (39.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |