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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $55,000. BLS estimates approximately 180 people work in this occupation in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 64.3% below the national median ($153,990).

Median salary
$55,000
Average salary
$99,120
Median hourly
$26.44
Employment
180

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$47,030$22.61
25th percentile$48,470$23.30
Median (50th)$55,000$26.44
75th percentile$140,230$67.42
90th percentile$181,560$87.29

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.9% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.094
Location quotient
0.61

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI’s regional price level is above the national average (index 100.298, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $54,837 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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