Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · SOC 23-1023
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $141,750 per year ($68.15 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $56,370 at the 10th percentile to $156,550 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $141,750 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $121,530 and $156,550.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $56,370 | $121,530 | $141,750 | $156,550 | $156,550 |
| Hourly | $27.10 | $58.43 | $68.15 | $75.27 | $75.27 |
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
- East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$141,750 median for East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $121,530 to $156,550
- Kentuckystate$150,650 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $141,750 to $156,550
- United Statesnational$153,990 median for United States; middle half earns $85,710 to $194,950
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −6% vs Kentucky overall and −8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Kentucky
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page$141,750 median for East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $121,530 to $156,550
- $156,550 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $141,750 to $172,300
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for judges, magistrate judges, and magistratess · Highest-paying occupations in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
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.