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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $196,890. BLS estimates approximately 360 people work in this occupation in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 27.9% above the national median ($153,990).

Median salary
$196,890
Average salary
$187,110
Median hourly
$94.66
Employment
360

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$177,150$85.17
25th percentile$186,040$89.44
Median (50th)$196,890$94.66
75th percentile$196,890$94.66
90th percentile$196,890$94.66

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 0.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 0.3% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.127
Location quotient
0.82

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL’s regional price level is above the national average (index 114.155, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $172,476 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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