Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · SOC 23-1021
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Salary in the Scranton Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area
Figures describe the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Scranton city limits.
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area earned a median of $109,470 per year ($52.63 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $85,920 at the 10th percentile to $207,480 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in the Scranton metro area earn more than $109,470 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $91,770 and $159,220.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $85,920 | $91,770 | $109,470 | $159,220 | $207,480 |
| Hourly | $41.31 | $44.12 | $52.63 | $76.55 | $99.75 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Scranton metro areathis metro area$109,470 median for Scranton metro area; middle half earns $91,770 to $159,220
- Pennsylvaniastate (PA)$98,010 median for Pennsylvania; middle half earns $77,200 to $130,640
- United Statesnational$117,860 median for United States; middle half earns $81,140 to $159,680
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +12% vs Pennsylvania overall and −7% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Scranton metro area has the 42nd-highest published median for this occupation among the 67 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Pennsylvania
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Scranton metro areathis page$109,470 median for Scranton metro area; middle half earns $91,770 to $159,220
- $111,970 median for Pittsburgh metro area; middle half earns $90,700 to $149,050
- $100,110 median for Harrisburg metro area; middle half earns $76,940 to $124,920
- $95,350 median for Philadelphia metro area; middle half earns $72,400 to $136,430
- $85,580 median for Lancaster metro area; middle half earns $85,580 to $95,820
- $79,510 median for Reading metro area; middle half earns $64,390 to $95,910
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.