SOC 23-1021 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $131,660. The 10th percentile is $79,830 and the 90th percentile is $131,660. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$131,660

10th percentile
$79,830
25th percentile
$79,830
Median
$131,660
75th percentile
$131,660
90th percentile
$131,660
Mean
$114,890

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers, the published 10th percentile is $79,830 and the 90th percentile is $131,660. The difference is $51,830, which is 39.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $79,830 to the 75th at $131,660, covers $51,830.

The mean annual wage is $114,890, which sits below the median of $131,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 11.7% higher than the national median of $117,860 for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,132, which is 13.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the North Carolina median of $129,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers at $134,132 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 2nd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Winston-Salem, NC is 108 miles away, with a median of $122,930 and employment of 40. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,557, against $134,132 here.
  • Richmond, VA is 128 miles away, with a median of $89,380 and employment of 210. That median is 32.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,336, against $134,132 here.
  • Roanoke, VA is 134 miles away, with a median of $126,440 and employment of 50. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,059, against $134,132 here.

Employment share

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (130 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $131,660. The 10th percentile is $79,830 and the 90th percentile is $131,660. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers?

The local median is 11.7% higher than the national median of $117,860.

What is Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $131,660 is $134,132. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Raleigh-Cary, NC compare with nearby metros for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers?

Winston-Salem, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 108 miles away, at $122,930. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 2nd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.