salary for judges
The median salary reported by judges was $120,130 per year, and 50 percent of U.S. judges made between $58,230 and $143,550 per year. The highest-paid 10 percent of judges reported annual incomes of $172,730 or more.s of 2011, judges employed by local governments earned an average of $89,490, while state judges earned an average of $131,160 per year. As of 2012, the pay for federal district judges was $174,000 per year, and federal appellate judges made $184,500 per year.