Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · SOC 23-1021
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Salary in the Waco Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Waco, TX metro area
Figures describe the Waco, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Waco city limits.
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in the Waco, TX metro area earned a median of $115,920 per year ($55.73 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $108,890 at the 10th percentile to $133,470 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in the Waco metro area earn more than $115,920 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $112,400 and $129,960.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $108,890 | $112,400 | $115,920 | $129,960 | $133,470 |
| Hourly | $52.35 | $54.04 | $55.73 | $62.48 | $64.17 |
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
- Waco metro areathis metro area$115,920 median for Waco metro area; middle half earns $112,400 to $129,960
- Texasstate (TX)$100,400 median for Texas; middle half earns $66,420 to $129,960
- 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 +15% vs Texas overall and −2% 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 Waco metro area has the 36th-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 Texas
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.
- Waco metro areathis page$115,920 median for Waco metro area; middle half earns $112,400 to $129,960
- $126,010 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $96,610 to $167,150
- $124,400 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $92,550 to $145,830
- $121,370 median for Austin metro area; middle half earns $110,950 to $139,990
- $98,900 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $64,830 to $159,470
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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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.