The annual salary statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $83,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $181,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $181,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $114,060 | 3.22% | 10.29% |
| 2019 | $110,390 | 1.65% | - |
| 2018 | $108,570 | 3.27% | - |
| 2017 | $105,020 | 2.57% | - |
| 2016 | $102,320 | 4.26% | - |
| 2015 | $97,960 | 3.98% | - |
| 2014 | $94,060 | 4.09% | - |
| 2013 | $90,210 | -13.42% | - |
| 2012 | $102,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $114,060, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in state of Washington, followed by Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary $105,020). In comparison, the median annual salary of administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |