Federal judge salaries in the United States - Wikipedia Federal judge salaries in the United States This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( April 2016 ) Federal judge salaries in the United States are determined by the United States Congress and are governed in part by the United States Constitution, depending in part on the court on which the judge sits. In particular, United States federal judges confirmed under Article III of the Constitution have compensation that `` shall not be diminished during their continuance in office. '' Other federal judges have salaries that may be adjusted without direct constitutional constraints, however statutory schemes usually govern these salaries. Debates over judicial salaries and their increase and treatment have occurred since the ratification of the Constitution. Compensation varies based upon the particular judgeship, though it generally increases commensurate with the office. Contents 1 Article III judges 1.1 Supreme Court 1.2 Appeals Court 1.3 District Court 1.4 Court of International Trade 2 Non Article III judges 2.1 Magistrate judges 2.2 Bankruptcy judges 2.3 Administrative Law Judges 2.4 Tax Court judges 2.5 Court of Federal Claims judges 2.6 Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 2.7 Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 2.8 United States Court of Private Land Claims 2.9 United States Court for Berlin 3 Territorial judges 4 Hybrid courts and others 4.1 District of Columbia courts 4.2 United States Commerce Court 4.3 United States Court of Claims 4.4 Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 5 See also 6 References 7 Notes 8 External links Article III judges Article III federal judges are those appointed under Article III, Section 1 of the U.S Constitution. Due to the Compensation Clause, these judges are federal judges that may not have their salaries diminished during their time in office, and are appointed to indefinite terms and may not be removed unless they resign or are impeached. Supreme court The United States Supreme Court is the highest federal appellate court. Its members are commonly called justices. The following table lists salary increases for the justices between 1789 and 2017. Year Chief Justice Associate Justices 2016 inflation adjusted figures Chief Justice Associate Justice 1789 $4,000 $3,500 Data not available Data not available 1819 $5,000 $4,500 $78,228 $70,405 1855 $6,500 $6,000 $167,073 $154,221 1871 $8,500 $8,000 $169,929 $159,933 1873 $10,500 $10,000 $209,913 $199,917 1903 $13,000 $12,500 $346,522 $333,194 1911 $15,000 $14,500 $385,554 $372,702 1926 $20,500 $20,000 $277,328 $270,564 1946 $25,500 $25,000 $313,180 $307,039 1955 $35,500 $35,000 $317,383 $312,913 1964 $40,000 $39,500 $308,884 $305,023 1969 $62,500 $60,000 $408,178 $391,851 $65,600 $63,000 $291,975 $280,403 1976 $68,800 $66,000 $289,564 $277,779 1977 $75,000 $72,000 $296,417 $284,560 1978 $79,100 $76,000 $290,450 $279,067 1979 $84,700 $81,300 $279,498 $268,279 1980 $92,400 $88,700 $268,579 $257,825 1981 $96,800 $93,000 $255,004 $244,993 1982 $100,700 $96,700 $249,910 $239,983 1984 $104,700 $100,600 $241,360 $231,908 1985 $108,400 $104,100 $241,385 $231,809 $111,700 $107,200 $235,473 $225,987 $115,000 $110,000 $242,430 $231,889 1990 $124,000 $118,600 $227,312 $217,413 1991 $160,600 $153,600 $282,394 $270,085 1992 $166,200 $159,000 $283,647 $271,359 1993 $171,500 $164,100 $284,332 $272,064 1998 $175,400 $167,900 $257,728 $246,708 2000 $181,400 $173,600 $252,277 $241,430 2001 $186,300 $178,300 $251,983 $241,162 2002 $192,600 $184,400 $256,456 $245,537 2003 $198,600 $190,100 $258,561 $247,495 $203,000 $194,300 $257,398 $246,367 2005 $208,100 $199,200 $255,188 $244,274 2006 $212,100 $203,000 $251,978 $241,167 2008 $217,400 $208,100 $241,828 $231,483 2009 $223,500 $213,900 $249,500 $238,784 $223,500 $213,900 $245,465 $234,921 2011 $223,500 $213,900 $237,948 $227,728 2012 $223,500 $213,900 $233,154 $223,139 2013 $223,500 $213,900 $229,790 $219,920 2014 $255,500 $244,400 $258,481 $249,679 2015 $258,100 $246,800 $260,781 $249,364 2016 $260,700 $249,300 $260,700 $249,300 2017 $263,300 $251,800 NA NA Appeals court The following is a list of salaries for judges on the United States Court of Appeals. Year Salary 2016 inflation adjusted figures 1891 $6,000 Data not available 1903 $7,000 $186,589 1919 $8,500 $117,417 1926 $12,500 $169,102 1946 $17,500 $214,927 1955 $25,500 $227,980 1964 $33,000 $254,829 1969 $42,500 $277,561 $44,600 $198,507 1976 $46,800 $196,971 1977 $57,500 $227,253 1978 $60,700 $222,887 1979 $65,000 $214,491 1980 $70,900 $206,085 1981 $74,300 $195,731 1982 $77,300 $191,837 1984 $80,400 $185,342 1985 $83,200 $185,269 $85,700 $180,663 $95,000 $200,268 1990 $102,500 $187,899 1991 $132,700 $233,335 1992 $137,300 $234,325 1993 $141,700 $234,926 1998 $145,000 $213,059 2000 $149,900 $208,470 2001 $153,900 $208,160 2002 $159,100 $211,849 2003 $164,000 $213,514 $167,600 $212,512 2005 $171,800 $210,674 2006 $175,100 $208,022 2008 $179,500 $199,669 2009 $184,500 $205,963 District court The following is a table of district judge salaries in the United States. District judge salaries varied based on the state prior to 1891. They were unified in 1891. Salaries of US district judges 1789 -- 1867 Year Minimum Maximum 2016 inflation adjusted figures Minimum Maximum 1789 $800 $1,800 Data not available Data not available 1812 $800 $3,000 $11,289 $42,335 1816 $800 $3,100 $11,289 $43,746 1817 $800 $3,000 $11,995 $44,981 1830 $1,200 $3,500 $26,989 $78,717 1844 $1,200 $3,800 $30,844 $97,674 1847 $1,200 $3,500 $30,844 $89,962 1852 $1,200 $5,000 $34,546 $143,940 1854 $1,200 $3,500 $31,987 $93,294 1860 $1,200 $6,300 $31,987 $159,933 1862 $1,200 $3,500 $28,788 $83,965 1866 $1,200 $4,500 $19,628 $73,606 1867 $3,500 $5,000 $59,975 $85,679 Salaries of US district judges 1891 -- 2009 Year Salary 2016 inflation adjusted figures 1891 $5,000 $133,278 1903 $6,000 $159,933 1919 $7,500 $103,604 1926 $10,000 $135,282 1946 $15,000 $184,224 1955 $22,500 $201,158 1964 $30,000 $231,663 1969 $40,000 $261,234 $42,000 $186,935 1976 $44,000 $185,186 1977 $54,500 $215,396 1978 $57,500 $211,136 1979 $61,500 $202,942 1980 $67,100 $195,040 1981 $70,300 $185,194 1982 $73,100 $181,414 1984 $76,000 $175,199 1985 $78,700 $175,249 $81,100 $170,966 $89,500 $188,674 1990 $96,600 $177,084 1991 $125,100 $219,972 1992 $129,500 $221,013 1993 $133,600 $221,497 1998 $136,700 $200,864 2000 $141,300 $196,509 2001 $145,100 $196,257 2002 $150,000 $199,732 2003 $154,700 $201,407 $158,100 $200,466 2005 $162,100 $198,779 2006 $165,200 $196,260 2008 $169,300 $188,323 2009 $174,000 $194,242 Court of International Trade See also : United States Court of International Trade According to the Federal Judiciary Center, Court of International Trade judges receive the same salary as district court judges. Non Article III judges Magistrate judges Since 1988, the salary of magistrate judges is set by the Judicial Conference of the United States, but may not exceed 92 percent of the salary of district court judges. Bankruptcy judges Since 1988, bankruptcy judges receive compensation equal to 92 percent of the salary of district judges. Administrative Law judges United States Administrative Law Judges are hired in the pay category of AL 3A and proceed on an annual basis through the steps until they reach AL 3F. The base pay for each step varies according to the location of the position and the locality pay paid in that area. This chart explains the various salary grades. Due to wage compression and the lack of any federal pay increases, most USALJs earn $168,600 annually as of 2015. ALJ pay is capped at 85 % of a Level IV Senior Executive Schedule. This pay cap has resulted in severe pay compression for USALJs. As a result, many USALJs have retired or plan to retire within the next few years, resulting in a loss of experienced judges throughout the federal government. Congress has shown no interest in addressing the pay compression issue. Tax court judges Judges of the Tax Court receive the same compensation as district court judges. Court of federal Claims judges Since 1988, judges of the Court of Federal Claims receive the same compensation as district court judges. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judges of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces receive the same compensation as judges of the circuit courts of appeals. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Judges of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims receive the same compensation as district court judges. United States Court of Private Land Claims United States Court for Berlin Territorial judges Territorial Courts are created under Article IV and exist in U.S. Territories. Only three currently exist. Compensation is fixed at the rate of regular district court judges. Hybrid courts and others District of Columbia courts See also : Superior Court of the District of Columbia and District of Columbia Court of Appeals United States Commerce court The United States Commerce Court sat from 1910 to 1913. It had a staggered and limited - term membership, but consisted of Article III Appellate Court judges that would be at - large judges when not on the Court. United States court of Claims The United States Court of Claims was a court that served from 1855 to 1982. It existed as both an Article I and Article III court ( after 1953 ). Court of Customs and Patent Appeals The Court of Customs and Patent Appeals was a court sitting from 1909 to 1982. Its treatment as an Article I or Article III court is ambiguous ; it was originally ruled an Article I court, however it was later ruled an Article III court after Congress amended the law creating it. See also Judicial independence References Jump up ^ U.S. Constitution, Art III, Sec 1. Jump up ^ `` History of the Federal Judiciary ''. Federal Judiciary Center. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` History of the Federal Judiciary ''. Federal Judiciary Center. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` 28 U.S.C. § 153 ''. Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` 26 U.S.C. § 7443 ''. Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` 28 U.S.C. § 172 ''. Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` 10 U.S.C. § 942 ''. Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` 38 U.S.C. § 7253 ''. Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Notes ^ Jump up to : Based on CPI figures. See ( ( Inflation ) ) for details. 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Question: what is the salary of supreme court judge
Answer: $263,300