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

The annual salary statistics of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Eastern 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 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$99,820
25th Percentile Wage	$99,820
50th Percentile Wage	$111,240
75th Percentile Wage	$200,520
90th Percentile Wage	$227,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Eastern 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 $227,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $99,820.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	4-Year Growth
2022	$111,240	-7.81%	21.28%
2021	$119,930	8.13%	-
2020	$110,180	2.62%	-
2019	$107,290	18.38%	-
2018	$87,570	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $111,240 in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is 36.7 percent (36.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Olympia and 17.7 percent (17.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.

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