The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $84,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $105,020 | 2.57% | 16.60% |
| 2016 | $102,320 | 4.26% | - |
| 2015 | $97,960 | 3.97% | - |
| 2014 | $94,070 | 4.09% | - |
| 2013 | $90,220 | 2.92% | - |
| 2012 | $87,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,020, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $114,060). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |