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What judges make
Typical
$153,990
Part-time local court
$46,950
Senior state or appellate
$221,710
The national median is $153,990 a year, and the bottom tenth are near $46,950. That low end is mostly part-time municipal and justice-of-the-peace positions, some of which are not even full-time jobs. Federal judges sit above the top of this survey range entirely.