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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Salary in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $145,860. BLS estimates approximately 210 people work in this occupation in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 5.3% below the national median ($153,990).

Median salary
$145,860
Average salary
$125,360
Median hourly
$70.13
Employment
210

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$46,390$22.30
25th percentile$76,610$36.83
Median (50th)$145,860$70.13
75th percentile$174,980$84.12
90th percentile$180,300$86.68

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 2.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 2.8% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.185
Location quotient
1.2

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX’s regional price level is below the national average (index 94.716, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $153,997 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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