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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$75,230
25th Percentile Wage	$75,250
50th Percentile Wage	$91,520
75th Percentile Wage	$143,150
90th Percentile Wage	$176,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $176,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,230.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	1-Year Growth
2013	$91,520	0.00%	0.00%
2012	$91,520	-	-

Table 2. Compare Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,520, Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of Washington, following city of Olympia (median annual salary of $175,800). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is about 47.9 percent (47.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city Olympia.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Olympia	$175,800
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$160,140
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$154,690
Yakima	$136,470
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$133,420
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$131,370
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$131,340
Spokane	$116,330
Bremerton-Silverdale	$115,530
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$111,240
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$109,470
Tacoma	$106,390
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$102,410
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area	$91,520