SOC 23-1021 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers make in Tallahassee, FL?

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 Tallahassee, FL is $177,150. The 10th percentile is $101,050 and the 90th percentile is $177,150. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$177,150

10th percentile
$101,050
25th percentile
$113,980
Median
$177,150
75th percentile
$177,150
90th percentile
$177,150
Mean
$159,750

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers, the published 10th percentile is $101,050 and the 90th percentile is $177,150. The difference is $76,100, which is 43.0% 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 $113,980 to the 75th at $177,150, covers $63,170.

The mean annual wage is $159,750, which sits below the median of $177,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tallahassee, FL median is 50.3% higher than the national median of $117,860 for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $188,620, which is 60% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 52.8% higher than the Florida median of $115,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $177,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers at $188,620 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers. Tallahassee, FL ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • Jacksonville, FL is 150 miles away, with a median of $129,960 and employment of 30. That median is 26.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,634, against $188,620 here.
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 186 miles away, with a median of $115,920 and employment of 230. That median is 34.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,897, against $188,620 here.
  • Montgomery, AL is 188 miles away, with a median of $119,430 and employment of 50. That median is 32.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,171, against $188,620 here.

Employment share

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Tallahassee, FL (60 of 186,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.06 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 Tallahassee, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in Tallahassee, FL is $177,150. The 10th percentile is $101,050 and the 90th percentile is $177,150. Employment is 60.

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

The local median is 50.3% higher than the national median of $117,860.

What is Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers pay in Tallahassee, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $177,150 is $188,620. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tallahassee, FL compare with nearby metros for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers?

Jacksonville, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 150 miles away, at $129,960. Tallahassee, FL ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.